Brito R., Cardoso V., Pani P. Superradiance. Energy Extraction, Black-Hole Bombs and Implications for Astrophysics and Particle Physics

Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015. — 244 pp. — (Lecture Notes in Physics 906). — ISBN: 978-3-319-18999-4 (Print) 978-3-319-19000-6 (Online).This volume gives a unified picture of the multifaceted subject of superradiance, with a focus on recent developments in the field, ranging from fundamental physics to astrophysics.
Superradiance is a radiation enhancement process that involves dissipative systems. With a 60 year-old history, superradiance has played a prominent role in optics, quantum mechanics and especially in relativity and astrophysics. In Einstein's General Relativity, black-hole superradiance is permitted by dissipation at the event horizon, which allows energy extraction from the vacuum, even at the classical level. When confined, this amplified radiation can give rise to strong instabilities known as "blackhole bombs'', which have applications in searches for dark matter, in physics beyond the Standard Model and in analog models of gravity. This book discusses and draws together all these fascinating aspects of superradiance.Gives a comprehensive picture of superluminous sources in special and general relativity
Brings together related topics of longstanding interest so far not presented in a single treatment
Includes latest developments in fundamental theory
Details important applications in dark matter searches and in physics beyond the standard modelSuperradiance in Flat Spacetime
Superradiance in Black Hole Physics
Black Holes and Superradiant Instabilities
Black Hole Superradiance in Astrophysics
Conclusions and Outlook