Department - Author 1
Physics Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Physics
Date
12-2016
Primary Advisor
Scott Fraser
Abstract/Summary
Black holes are regions of strong gravity, and are often regarded as behaving like drops of fluid. When this line of thought is applied to cylindrical black holes (black cylinders), a mapping can be made between known instabilities for black cylinders and ordinary fluid cylinders. However, this known correlation is increasingly less accurate for lower spatial dimensions, and I seek to correct this discrepancy in this thesis. By considering soft solids instead of pure fluids, elastic energy can be included, which brings us closer to a direct comparison. In improving this mapping, it becomes possible to better understand the behavior of black cylinders through experiments with soft cylinders, which are easily observed in the laboratory.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/physsp/145
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