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De-singularizing the extremal GMGHS black hole via higher derivatives corrections

arXiv:2103.00884 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136357

Abstract

The Gibbons-Maeda-Garfinkle-Horowitz-Strominger (GMGHS) black hole is an influential solution of the low energy heterotic string theory. As it is well known, it presents a singular extremal limit. We construct a regular extension of the GMGHS extremal black hole in a model with corrections in the action, by solving the fully non-linear equations of motion. The de-singularization is supported by the -terms. The regularised extremal GMGHS BHs are asymptotically flat, possess a regular (non-zero size) horizon of spherical topology, with an near horizon geometry, and their entropy is proportional to the electric charge. The near horizon solution is obtained analytically and some illustrative bulk solutions are constructed numerically.

14 pages, 3 figures, Journal version

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