Universal black holes

Abstract We prove that a generalized Schwarzschild-like ansatz can be consistently employed to construct d-dimensional static vacuum black hole solutions in any metric theory of gravity for which the Lagrangian is a scalar invariant constructed from the Riemann tensor and its covariant derivatives o...

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Main Authors: Sigbjørn Hervik, Marcello Ortaggio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2020)047