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Black Hole Formation in High Energy Particle Collisions

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In this chapter we describe how black holes form in the high energy collision of two particles. The challenge lies in establishing that a closed trapped surface forms during that collision. Remarkably, it is possible to construct such a surface analytically for a \(3+1\) dimensional space-time. This construction can be extended into the semi-classical regime.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH, UK

    Xavier Calmet

  2. Astronomy Unit, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK

    Bernard Carr

  3. School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sheffield, Hounsfield Road, Hicks Building, Sheffield, S3 7RH, UK

    Elizabeth Winstanley

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Calmet, X., Carr, B., Winstanley, E. (2014). Black Hole Formation in High Energy Particle Collisions. In: Quantum Black Holes. SpringerBriefs in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38939-9_5

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