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Recent calculations applying statistical mechanics indicate that in a setting with compactified large extra dimensions a black hole might evolve into a (quasi-)stable state with mass close to the new fundamental scale Mf. Black holes and therefore their relics might be produced at the LHC in the case of extra-dimensional topologies. In this energy regime, Hawking's evaporation scenario is modified due to energy conservation and quantum effects. We reanalyse the evaporation of small black holes including the quantisation of the emitted radiation due to the finite surface of the black hole. It is found that observable stable black hole relics with masses ∼1–3Mf would form which could be identified by a delayed single jet with a corresponding hard momentum kick to the relic and by ionisation, e.g., in a TPC.
Recent calculations applying statistical mechanics indicate that in a setting with compactified large extra dimensions a black hole might evolve into a (quasi-)stable state with mass close to the new fundamental scale M f. Black holes and therefore their relics might be produced at the LHC in the case of extra-dimensional topologies. In this energy regime, Hawking's evaporation scenario is modified due to energy conservation and quantum effects. We reanalyse the evaporation of small black holes including the quantisation of the emitted radiation due to the finite surface of the black hole. It is found that observable stable black hole relics with masses sim 1-3 M f would form which could be identified by a delayed single jet with a corresponding hard momentum kick to the relic and by ionisation, e.g. in a TPC.
Within the scenario of large extra dimensions, the Planck scale is lowered to values soon accessible. Among the predicted effects, the production of TeV mass black holes at the LHC is one of the most exciting possibilities. Though the final phases of the black hole’s evaporation are still unknown, the formation of a black hole remnant is a theoretically well motivated expectation. We analyze the observables emerging from a black hole evaporation with a remnant instead of a final decay. We show that the formation of a black hole remnant yields a signature which differs substantially from a final decay. We find the total transverse momentum of the black hole event to be significantly dominated by the presence of a remnant mass providing a strong experimental signature for black hole remnant formation.
Modifications of the gyromagnetic moment of electrons and muons due to a minimal length scale combined with a modified fundamental scale Mf are explored. First-order deviations from the theoretical SM value for g−2 due to these string theory-motivated effects are derived. Constraints for the fundamental scale Mf are given.
Rethinking superdeterminism
(2020)
Quantum mechanics has irked physicists ever since its conception more than 100 years ago. While some of the misgivings, such as it being unintuitive, are merely aesthetic, quantum mechanics has one serious shortcoming: it lacks a physical description of the measurement process. This “measurement problem” indicates that quantum mechanics is at least an incomplete theory—good as far as it goes, but missing a piece—or, more radically, is in need of complete overhaul. Here we describe an approach which may provide this sought-for completion or replacement: Superdeterminism. A superdeterministic theory is one which violates the assumption of Statistical Independence (that distributions of hidden variables are independent of measurement settings). Intuition suggests that Statistical Independence is an essential ingredient of any theory of science (never mind physics), and for this reason Superdeterminism is typically discarded swiftly in any discussion of quantum foundations. The purpose of this paper is to explain why the existing objections to Superdeterminism are based on experience with classical physics and linear systems, but that this experience misleads us. Superdeterminism is a promising approach not only to solve the measurement problem, but also to understand the apparent non-locality of quantum physics. Most importantly, we will discuss how it may be possible to test this hypothesis in an (almost) model independent way.
Wir haben uns in dieser Arbeit der möglichen Produktion Schwarzer Löcher in hochenergetischen Teilchenkollisonen unter Annahme einer Raumzeit mit großen Extra-Dimensionen gewidmet. Die Produktionsraten, die bei einer neuen fundamentalen Skala im Bereich Mf ~ 1 TeV zu erwarten sind, liegen für den LHC in der Größenordnung von ~ 10 hoch 8 Schwarzen Löchern pro Jahr. Diese hohe Anzahl begründet das Interesse an den Eigenschaften der produzierten Schwarzen Löchern und wirft die Frage auf, wie diese Objekte beobachtet werden können. Bei der Untersuchung der Eigenschaften dieser Schwarzen Löcher haben wir festgestellt, dass das Entstehen Schwarzer Löcher ab einer c.o.m.-Energie im Bereich der neuen Planck-Masse zu einer raschen Unterdrückung hochenergetischer Jets, wie sie in pp-Kollisionen entstehen, führt. Dies ist ein klares Signal und leicht zu beobachten. Unter Ansetzen des Mikrokanonischen Ensembles haben wir die Zerfallsrate der Schwarzen Löcher und ihre Lebensdauer berechnet. Es zeigt sich, dass diese Lebensdauer hoch genug ist, um ein zeitlich deutlich verzögertes Signal zu erhalten. Nimmt man an, dass die statistische Mechanik bis zur Größenordung Mf gülig bleibt, so gelangen die Schwarzen Löcher im Zuge ihrer Verdunstung in einen quasi-stabilen Zustand und ein Rest verbleibt. Die Lebenszeit ist von der Anzahl der Dimensionen abhängig und lässt so Rückschlüsse auf diesen Parameter zu. Im Falle (Mf ~ TeV, d > 5) liegt sie für Energien von ~ 10 TeV in der Größenordung 100 fm/c. Eine geometrische Quantisierung der Strahlung legt außerdem nahe, dass die Schwarzen Löcher nicht restlos verdampfen können, sondern ein stabiler Überrest verbleibt. Diese Ergebnisse sind in [202, 203, 205] veröffentlicht worden.