Unparticle-Enhanced Black Holes at the LHC

Authors

Jonas R. Mureika, Loyola Marymount UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-6-2008

Abstract

Based on the idea that tensor unparticles can enhance the gravitational interactions between standard model particles, potential black hole formation in high energy collisions is examined. Modifications to the horizon radius rH are derived, and the corresponding geometric cross-sections of such objects are calculated. It is shown that rH increases dramatically to the electroweak scale for masses M_BH∼1–10 TeV, yielding a geometric cross-section σ_BH=πr²_H on the order of ⩽50 pb. This suggests that unparticle physics provides a mechanism for black hole formation in future accelerators, without the requirement of extra spatial dimensions.

Publisher Statement

Copyright © 2008 Elsevier B.V.

Repository Citation

Mureika J. Unparticle-enhanced black holes at the LHC. Physics Letters B. 2008;660:561-566.