Black Hole Instability Induced by a Magnetic Field

Jun, 2011
6 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 706 (2011) 94-99
  • Published: Nov 30, 2011
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Report number:
  • MPP-2011-73

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
In the context of gauge/gravity duality, we find a new black hole instability in asymptotically AdS spaces. On the field theory side, this instability is induced by a magnetic field in the vacuum, in contrast to previous instabilities which occur at finite density. On the gravity side, this corresponds to a spatial component of the gauge field in SU(2) Einstein–Yang–Mills theory, which provides the crucial non-Abelian structure. Our analysis may provide supporting evidence for recent QCD studies of ρ meson condensation induced by a magnetic field.
Note:
  • 13 pages, 2 figures v2: Added references, fixed typos
  • 11.25.Tq
  • 11.10.Wx
  • Gauge/gravity duality
  • Finite-temperature field theory
  • black hole: stability
  • Einstein-Yang-Mills theory: SU(2)
  • space: anti-de Sitter
  • gravitation: duality
  • magnetic field: external field
  • gauge field theory