Shrinking the Braneworld: Black Hole in a Globular Cluster

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2009-06-29

arxiv.org/abs/0906.5351v1

Astrophys.J.705:L168-L171,2009

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

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10.1088/0004-637X/705/2/L168

Large extra dimensions have been proposed as a possible solution to the hierarchy problem in physics. One of the suggested models, the RS2 braneworld model, makes a prediction that black holes evaporate by Hawking radiation on a short timescale that depends on the black hole mass and on the asymptotic radius of curvature of the extra dimensions. Thus the size of the extra dimensions can be constrained by astrophysical observations. Here we point out that the black hole, recently discovered in a globular cluster in galaxy NGC 4472, places the strongest constraint on the maximum size of the extra dimensions, L < 0.003 mm. This black hole has the virtues of old age and relatively small mass. The derived upper limit is within an order of magnitude of the absolute limit afforded by astrophysical observations of black holes.

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