Roberto Emparan (ICREA y Universitat de Barcelona)
Black holes in higher dimensions
Over the last decade we have realized that
black holes in more than four dimensions are much more complex objects than
four-dimensional ones. Their horizons admit a much wider class of geometries
and topologies, and much richer dynamics. In five dimensions we may be close to having a complete
classification of them, but in dimensions six or higher their study requires
the development of novel techniques. In this talk I will review the motivations
to study these higher-dimensional black holes, and the recent progress in
understanding them.