When Black Holes Meet Kaluza-Klein Bubbles

Abstract

We explore the physical consequences of a recently discovered class of exact solutions to five dimensional Kaluza-Klein theory. We find a number of surprising features including: (1) In the presence of a Kaluza-Klein bubble, there are arbitrarily large black holes with topology S^3. (2) In the presence of a black hole or a black string, there are expanding bubbles (with de Sitter geometry) which never reach null infinity. (3) A bubble can hold two black holes of arbitrary size in static equilibrium. In particular, two large black holes can be close together without merging to form a single black hole.

23 pages, 5 figures, v2: few comments on stability modified

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• Topology change in General Relativity and the black-hole black-string transition
• Clean Time-Dependent String Backgrounds from Bubble Baths
• The Maximum Tension Principle in General Relativity
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