Stability of black holes in f(R) gravity

Abstract: We investigate the stability of black holes in the viable model of $f(R)=R+R^2$ gravity which was known to be the best fit for inflation. These include Schwarzschild and Kerr black holes. Instead of studying the fourth-order linearized equation around the black hole background, we use the corresponding tensor-scalar theory of the Starobinsky model to perform their stability. The Schwarzschild black hole is stable, while the Kerr black hole is unstable because of superradiant instability.