Published September 7, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Horizon formation in high-energy particle collision

  • 1. Department of Physics, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Vorob'evy Gory (Russian Federation)

Description

We investigate a classical formation of a trapped surface in four-dimensional flat space-time in a process of a non-head-on collision of two high-energy particles which are treated as Aichelburg-Sexl shock waves. From the condition of the horizon volume local maximality an equation for the trapped surface is deduced. Using a known solution on the shocks we find a time-dependent solution describing the trapped surface between the shocks. We analyze the horizon appearance and evolution. The obtained results may describe qualitatively the horizon formation in higher dimensional space-time

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/25/17/175021

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0264-9381/25/17/175021;
PII
S0264-9381(08)74540-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
17
Journal Page Range
[7 p.]
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39111445
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
EQUATIONS; EVOLUTION; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; SHOCK WAVES; SPACE-TIME; TIME DEPENDENCE; TRAPPING