Semi-classical stability of AdS NUT instantons
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Author(s)
Warnick, C
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The semi-classical stability of several AdS NUT instantons is studied. Throughout, the notion of stability is that of stability at the one-loop level of Euclidean quantum gravity. Instabilities manifest themselves as negative eigenmodes of a modified Lichnerowicz Laplacian acting on the transverse, traceless perturbations. An instability is found for one branch of the AdS-Taub-Bolt family of metrics and it is argued that the other branch is stable. It is also argued that the AdS-Taub-NUT family of metrics is stable. A component of the continuous spectrum of the modified Lichnerowicz operator on all three families of metrics is found.
Date Issued
2006-05-10
Date Acceptance
2006-05-10
Citation
Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2006, 23 (11), pp.3801-3817
ISSN
1361-6382
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Start Page
3801
End Page
3817
Journal / Book Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Volume
23
Issue
11
Copyright Statement
© 2006 IOP Publishing Ltd. This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in Classical and Quantum Gravity. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The definitive publisher authenticated version is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/23/11/008
Subjects
Nuclear & Particles Physics
02 Physical Sciences
01 Mathematical Sciences
Publication Status
Published