Curvature singularities: The good, the bad, and the naked

Steven S. Gubser

doi:10.4310/atmp.2000.v4.n3.a6

Curvature singularities: The good, the bad, and the naked

Steven S. Gubser

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Necessary conditions are proposed for the admissibility of singular classical solutions with 3 + 1-dimensional Poincaŕe invariance to five-dimensional gravity coupled to scalars. Finite temperature considerations and examples from AdS/CFT support the conjecture that the scalar potential must remain bounded above for a solution to be physical. Having imposed some restrictions on naked singularities allows us to comment on a recent proposal for solving the cosmological constant problem.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	679-745
Number of pages	67
Journal	Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4310/atmp.2000.v4.n3.a6
State	Published - May 2000

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General Mathematics
General Physics and Astronomy

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