title: Black Hole Formation in Randall-Sundrum II Braneworlds.
abstract: We present the first numerical study of the full dynamics of a braneworld scenario, working within the framework of the single brane model of Randall and Sundrum. In particular, we study the process of gravitational collapse driven by a massless scalar field which is confined to the brane. Imposing spherical symmetry on the brane, we show that the evolutions of sufficiently strong initial configurations of the scalar field result in black holes that have finite extension into the bulk. Furthermore, we find preliminary evidence that the black holes generated form a unique sequence, irrespective of the details of the initial data. The black hole solutions we obtain from dynamical evolutions are consistent with those previously computed from a static vacuum ansatz.
authors.affiliation: 6282 Kathleen Avenue, Suite 204, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5H 4J4 Canada.
authors.forename: Daoyan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z1 Canada.|CIFAR Cosmology and Gravity Program, 180 Dundas St W, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1Z8.
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Choptuik