Mathematical Theory of Black Holes in Higher Dimensions

The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes in Higher Dimensions is an interesting, insightful and intellectually challenging tome, which outlines the theory, advancements as well as open questions surrounding the nature of higher dimension phenomena in gravitational physics. 

Black holes in higher dimensions are seldom referenced in many courses (both beginner and advanced) in the study of Einstein gravity. This book fills in this gap in readers' education by gently leading them through each of the topics one by one. Aimed at the graduate level, the text first begins to describe  static black holes in 5D, before extending into more advanced (and perhaps unfamiliar) examples of higher dimensional such as black strings. The text then leads itself to (in detail) outline the generation of such gravitational solutions as well as how to classify such solutions; it then ends with extensions to Einstein-Maxwell gravity theories.

Interesting references are scattering throughout the text (and are listed at the end of each chapter), which invites the reader to read beyond the level of the subject presented in the book. 

This book is therefore a marvel in the regard that it provides perhaps the first pedagogically foray in to the subject; which in age where particle physicists and general relativist are beginning to communicate more each other, is indeed a welcome edition to the already large literature.

However, what makes this book stands out from the rest, is its invitation and unassuming nature; which lures the reader into wanting to explore higher dimensional black solutions more.


Mathematical Theory of Black Holes in Higher Dimensions
by Petya Nedkova; Stoytcho Yazadjiev
ISBN: 9783031614927


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