We revisit a construction due to Lunin and Mathur of 1/2-BPS solutions of string theory involving fivebranes, which are the magnetic duals of fundamental strings; and interpret the generic solution as describing a “fivebrane star”. The effective field theory governing these objects provides insights into gravitational collapse and black hole formation.
| Building: | West Hall |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | High Energy Theory Seminar |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics, HET Seminars, Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics Seminars, Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics High Energy Theory Seminars |
Events
Featured
Oct
08
2025 Ta-You Wu Lecture in Physics | Einstein, Gravitational Waves, Black Holes and Other Matters
Gabriela González, Boyd Professor of Physics (Louisiana State University)
4:00 PM
Fourth Floor Amphitheatre
Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Upcoming
Oct
06
Applied Physics Seminar | Exploring extreme plasma physics with multi-petawatt laser pulses
Louise Willingale, Ph.D., Associate Professor, EECS - Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan
12:00 PM
340
West Hall
Oct
08
HET Brown Bag Seminar | Exploring QCD-like Dynamics from Supersymmetry
Maximilian Ruhdorfer
12:00 PM
3481
Randall Laboratory
Oct
09
Quantum Research Institute | New architectures for neutral atom quantum computing
Jeff Thompson (Princeton University)
11:00 AM
2000PML
Virtual
