Topics in Black Hole Production
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We revisit Voloshin’s model of multiple black hole production in trans-Planckian elementary particle collisions in D = 4. Our revised computation shows that the cross section to produce n additional black holes is suppressed by s −1, rather than being enhanced as was originally found. We also review the semiclassical gravity picture of black hole production from hep-th/0409131, making additional comments about the meaning of wavepacket subdivision.