Possible effects of a cosmological constant on black hole evolution

 Redirect: RIT Scholars content from RIT Digital Media Library has moved from http://ritdml.rit.edu/handle/1850/2004 to RIT Scholar Works http://scholarworks.rit.edu/article/1510, please update your feeds & links! Title: Possible effects of a cosmological constant on black hole evolution Author: Adams, Fred; Mbonye, Manasse; Laughlin, Gregory Abstract: We explore possible effects of vacuum energy on the evolution of black holes. If the universe contains a cosmological constant, and if black holes can absorb energy from the vacuum, then black hole evaporation could be greatly suppressed. For the magnitude of the cosmological constant suggested by current observations, black holes larger than $\sim 4 \times 10^{24}$ g would accrete energy rather than evaporate. In this scenario, all stellar and supermassive black holes would grow with time until they reach a maximum mass scale of $\sim 6 \times 10^{55}$ g, comparable to the mass contained within the present day cosmological horizon. (Refer to PDF file for exact formulas.) Description: Also archived at: arXiv:astro-ph/9902118 v1 8 Feb 1999 / The date stated on this paper is incorrect. Record URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1850/2004 Date: 1999-03-25

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