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The first law of soliton and black hole mechanics in five dimensions

Abstract

We derive a mass formula and a mass variation law for asymptotically flat, stationary spacetimes, invariant under two commuting rotational symmetries, in a general five dimensional theory of gravity coupled to an arbitrary set of Maxwell fields and uncharged scalar fields. If the spacetime is everywhere regular, these mass formulas reduce to a sum of magnetic flux terms defined on its non-trivial 2-cycles. If there is a black hole, we obtain a mass variation law more general than previously obtained, which also has contributions from the 2-cycles exterior to the black hole. This can be interpreted as the first law of black hole mechanics in a background soliton containing bubbles.

Authors

Kunduri HK; Lucietti J

Journal

Classical and Quantum Gravity, Vol. 31, No. 3,

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Publication Date

February 7, 2014

DOI

10.1088/0264-9381/31/3/032001

ISSN

0264-9381

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