C-functions in Lovelock gravity

被引:9
作者
Anber, Mohamed M. [1 ]
Kastor, David [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Massachusetts, Dept Phys, Amherst, MA 01003 USA
关键词
black holes in string theory; black holes; classical theories of gravity;
D O I
10.1088/1126-6708/2008/05/061
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
We present C-functions for static and spherically symmetric spacetimes in Lovelock gravity theories. These functions are monotonically increasing functions of the outward radial coordinate and acquire their minima when evaluated on the horizon. Unlike the case of Einstein gravity, where there is a single C-function, we find that this function is non-unique in the case of Lovelock gravity. We define two C-functions, which agree at the horizon giving the black hole entropy, and state the different energy conditions that must hold in order for these functions to satisfy the monotonicity condition.
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