Overspinning a Nearly Extreme Charged Black Hole via a Quantum Tunneling Process

George E. A. Matsas and André R. R. da Silva
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 181301 – Published 1 November 2007

Abstract

We examine a nearly extreme macroscopic Reissner-Nördstrom black hole in the context of semiclassical gravity. The absorption rate associated with the quantum tunneling process of scalar particles whereby this black hole can acquire enough angular momentum to violate the weak cosmic-censorship conjecture is shown to be nonzero.

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  • Received 29 May 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.181301

©2007 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

George E. A. Matsas and André R. R. da Silva

  • Instituto de Física Teórica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rua Pamplona 145, 01405-900, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

See Also

Scalar radiation emitted from a rotating source around a Reissner-Nordström black hole

Luís C. B. Crispino, André R. R. da Silva, and George E. A. Matsas
Phys. Rev. D 79, 024004 (2009)

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Vol. 99, Iss. 18 — 2 November 2007

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