Published December 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

4-dimensional black holes from Kaluza-Klein theories

  • 1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik und Astrophysik, Muenchen (Germany, F.R.). Werner-Heisenberg-Inst. fuer Physik
  • 2. Observatoire de Paris, Section de Meudon, 92 (France). Groupe d'Astrophysique Relativiste
  • 3. Ecole Normale Superieure, 75 - Paris (France). Lab. de Physique Theorique
  • 4. Cambridge Univ. (UK). Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP)

Description

In this paper we consider generalizations in 4 dimensions of the Einstein-Maxwell equations which typically arise from Kaluza-Klein theories. We specify conditions such that stationary solutions lead to non-linear σ-models for symmetric spaces. Using both this group theoretic structure and some properties of harmonic maps we are able to generalize many of the known existence and uniqueness theorems for black holes in Einstein-Maxwell theory to this more general setting. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Communications in Mathematical Physics
Journal Volume
120
Journal Issue
2
Series
Commun. Math. Phys.
Journal Page Range
295-333
ISSN
0010-3616
CODEN
CMPHA