Critical behavior in vacuum gravitational collapse in 4 + 1 dimensions.
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We show that the (4 + 1)-dimensional vacuum Einstein equations admit gravitational waves with radial symmetry. The dynamical degrees of freedom correspond to deformations of the three-sphere orthogonal to the (t,r) plane. Gravitational collapse of such waves is studied numerically and shown to exhibit discretely self-similar type II critical behavior at the threshold of black hole formation.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 95 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005