Condition for Superradiance in Higher-dimensional Rotating Black Holes

It is shown that the superradiance modes always exist in the radiation by the $(4+n)$-dimensional rotating black holes. Using a Bekenstein argument the condition for the superradiance modes is shown to be $0 < \omega < m \Omega$ for the scalar, electromagnetic and gravitational waves when the spacetime background has a single angular momentum parameter about an axis on the brane, where $\Omega$ is a rotational frequency of the black hole and $m$ is an azimuthal quantum number of the radiated wave.Comment: 8 pages, no figure, v2: references added, version to appear in PL

Missing energy in black hole production and decay at the Large Hadron Collider

Black holes could be produced at the Large Hadron Collider in TeV-scale gravity scenarios. We discuss missing energy mechanisms in black hole production and decay in large extra-dimensional models. In particular, we examine how graviton emission into the bulk could give the black hole enough recoil to leave the brane. Such a perturbation would cause an abrupt termination in Hawking emission and result in large missing-energy signatures.Comment: addressed reviewer comments and updated reference

Ratio of absorption cross section for Dirac fermion to that for scalar in the higher-dimensional black hole background

The ratio of the low-energy absorption cross section for Dirac fermion to that for minimally coupled scalar is computed when the spacetimes are various types of the higher-dimensional Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m black holes. It is found that the low-energy absorption cross sections for the Dirac fermion always goes to zero in the extremal limit regardless of the detailed geometry of the spacetime. The physical importance of our results is discussed in the context of the brane-world scenarios and string theories.Comment: 12 pages, no figure, V2: several references added, version to appear in PL

Emissivities for the various Graviton Modes in the Background of the Higher-Dimensional Black Hole

The Hawking emissivities for the scalar-, vector-, and tensor-mode bulk gravitons are computed in the full range of the graviton's energy by adopting the analytic continuation numerically when the spacetime background is $(4+n)$-dimensional non-rotating black hole. The total emissivity for the gravitons is only 5.16% of that for the spin-0 field when there is no extra dimension. However, this ratio factor increases rapidly when the extra dimensions exist. For example, this factor becomes 147.7%, 595.2% and 3496% when the number of extra dimensions is 1, 2 and 6, respectively. This fact indicates that the Hawking radiation for the graviton modes becomes more and more significant and dominant with increasing the number of extra dimensions.Comment: 14 pages, 5 eps figures, V2: the incorrect multiplicities are corrected. PLB versio

Proof of universality for the absorption of massive scalars by the higher-dimensional Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m black holes

Motivated by black hole experiments as a consequence of the TeV-scale gravity arising from modern brane-world scenarios, we study the absorption problem for the massive scalars when the spacetime background is a $(4+n)$-dimensional Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m black hole. For analytic computation we adopt the near-extreme condition in the spacetime background. It is shown that the low-energy absorption cross section for the s-wave case holds an universality, {\it i.e.} the absorption cross section equals to the area of the black hole horizon divided by a velocity parameter.Comment: 11 pages, no figure, V2: version to appear in PL

Condition for the Superradiance Modes in Higher-Dimensional Rotating Black Holes with Multiple Angular Momentum Parameters

The condition for the existence of the superradiance modes is derived for the incident scalar, electromagnetic and gravitational waves when the spacetime background is a higher-dimensional rotating black hole with multiple angular momentum parameters. The final expression of the condition is $0 < \omega < \sum_i m_i \Omega_i$, where $\Omega_i$ is an angular frequency of the black hole and, $\omega$ and $m_i$ are the energy of the incident wave and the $i$-th azimuthal quantum number. The physical implication of this condition in the context of the brane-world scenarios is discussed.Comment: 11 pages, no figur

Bulk versus Brane Emissivities of Photon Fields: For the case of Higher-Dimensional Schwarzschild Phase

The emission spectra for the spin-1 photon fields are computed when the spacetime is a $(4+n)$-dimensional Schwarzschild phase. For the case of the bulk emission we compute the spectra for the vector mode and scalar mode separately. Although the emissivities for the scalar mode is larger than those for the vector mode when $n$ is small, the emissivities for the vector mode photon become dominant rapidly with increasing $n$. For the case of the brane emission the emission spectra are numerically computed by making use of the complex potential method. Comparision of the total bulk emissivities with total brane emissivities indicates that the effect of the field spin makes the bulk emission to be rapidly dominant with increasing $n$. However, the bulk-to-brane relative emissivity per degree of freedom always remains smaller than unity. The importance for the spin-2 graviton emission problem is discussed.Comment: 22 pages, 10 eps figures included in the text V2: mistyping is corrected in reference and text. one more reference is added. Table is updated. version to appear in NPB V3: REVTEX4 format (no change

Parton rescattering and screening in Au+Au collisions at RHIC

We study the microscopic dynamics of quarks and gluons in relativistic heavy ion collisions in the framework of the Parton Cascade Model. We use lowest order perturbative QCD cross sections with fixed lower momentum cutoff p_0. We calculate the time-evolution of the Debye-screening mass for Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s)=200 GeV per nucleon pair. The screening mass is used to determine a lower limit for the allowed range of p_0. We also determine the energy density reached through hard and semi-hard processes at RHIC, obtain a lower bound for the rapidity density of charged hadrons produced by semihard interactions, and analyze the extent of perturbative rescattering among partons.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, uses RevTeX 4.0; revised version with minor corrections and one updated figur

Asymptotic Quasinormal Frequencies of Brane-Localized Black Hole

The asymptotic quasinormal frequencies of the brane-localized $(4+n)$-dimensional black hole are computed. Since the induced metric on the brane is not an exact vacuum solution of the Einstein equation defined on the brane, the real parts of the quasinormal frequencies $\omega$ do not approach to the well-known value $T_H \ln 3$ but approach to $T_H \ln k_n$, where $k_n$ is a number dependent on the extra dimensions. For the scalar perturbation $Re(\omega / T_H) = \ln 3$ is reproduced when $n = 0$. For $n \neq 0$, however, $Re(\omega / T_H)$ is smaller than $\ln 3$. It is shown also that when $n > 4$, $Im(\omega / T_H)$ vanishes in the scalar perturbation. For the gravitational perturbation it is shown that $Re(\omega / T_H) = \ln 3$ is reproduced when $n = 0$ and $n = 4$. For different $n$, however, $Re(\omega / T_H)$ is smaller than $\ln 3$. When $n = \infty$, for example, $Re(\omega / T_H)$ approaches to $\ln (1 + 2 \cos \sqrt{5} \pi) \approx 0.906$. Unlike the scalar perturbation $Im(\omega / T_H)$ does not vanish regradless of the number of extra dimensions.Comment: 15 pages, 1 eps figure: V2 one more reference added. The derivtaion of the effective potential is explained in detail. Version of PL

Brane Decay of a (4+n)-Dimensional Rotating Black Hole. III: spin-1/2 particles

In this work, we have continued the study of the Hawking radiation on the brane from a higher-dimensional rotating black hole by investigating the emission of fermionic modes. A comprehensive analysis is performed that leads to the particle, power and angular momentum emission rates, and sheds light on their dependence on fundamental parameters of the theory, such as the spacetime dimension and angular momentum of the black hole. In addition, the angular distribution of the emitted modes, in terms of the number of particles and energy, is thoroughly studied. Our results are valid for arbitrary values of the energy of the emitted particles, dimension of spacetime and angular momentum of the black hole, and complement previous results on the emission of brane-localised scalars and gauge bosons.Comment: Latex file, JHEP style, 34 pages, 16 figures Energy range in plots increased, minor changes, version published in JHE