Formalism
Definition
Spacetime configurations
Properties
Spacetimes
| black hole spacetimes | vanishing angular momentum | positive angular momentum |
|---|---|---|
| vanishing charge | Schwarzschild spacetime | Kerr spacetime |
| positive charge | Reissner-Nordstrom spacetime | Kerr-Newman spacetime |
Quantum theory
gravity in spacetimes of dimension 5.
While impossible in 4 dimensions, 5-dimensional gravity has solitonic solutions with non-spherical horizons, specifically with horizons homeomorphic to a torus: “black rings” (Emparan-Reall 02)
On black rings in 5d gravity:
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