Interacting shells in AdS spacetime and chaos

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We study the simplest two-body problem in asymptotically anti-de Sitter spacetime: two, infinitely thin, concentric spherical shells of matter. We include only gravitational interaction between the two shells, but we show that the dynamics of this system is highly nontrivial. We observe prompt collapse to a black hole, delayed collapse and even perpetual oscillatory motion, depending on the initial location of the shells (or their energy content). The system exhibits critical behavior, and we show strong hints that it is also chaotic.

Original languageEnglish
Article number024003
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume94
Issue number2
Number of pages8
ISSN2470-0010
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Jul 2016
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE, MASSIVE SHELLS, ANTI, DYNAMICS, CORRELATORS, BEHAVIOR, MATTER, MODEL

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