< Terug naar vorige pagina

Publicatie

Fuzzball Shadows: Emergent Horizons from Microstructure

Tijdschriftbijdrage - Tijdschriftartikel

We study the physical properties of four-dimensional, string-theoretical, horizonless "fuzzball" geometries by imaging their shadows. Their microstructure traps light rays straying near the would-be horizon on long-lived, highly redshifted chaotic orbits. In fuzzballs sufficiently near the scaling limit this creates a shadow much like that of a black hole, while avoiding the paradoxes associated with an event horizon. Observations of the shadow size and residual glow can potentially discriminate between fuzzballs away from the scaling limit and alternative models of black compact objects.
Tijdschrift: Physical Review Letters
ISSN: 0031-9007
Issue: 17
Volume: 127
Jaar van publicatie:2021
Toegankelijkheid:Open