The life and times of extremal black holes

Authors
Adams, FC
Citation
Fc. Adams, The life and times of extremal black holes, GEN RELAT G, 32(11), 2000, pp. 2229-2234
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION
ISSN journal
00017701 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2229 - 2234
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-7701(200011)32:11<2229:TLATOE>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Charged extremal black holes cannot fully evaporate through the Hawking eff ect and are thus long lived. Over their lifetimes, these black holes take p art in a variety of astrophysical processes, including many that lead to th eir eventual destruction. This paper explores the various events that shape the life of extremal black holes and calculates the corresponding time sca les.