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By using the formalism of thin-shells, we construct a geometrical model of a particle in third-order Lovelock gravity. This particular theory, which is valid at least in 7 dimensions, provides enough degrees of freedom and grounds towards such a construction. The particle consists of a flat interior and a non-black hole exterior spacetimes whose mass, charge and radius are determined from the junction conditions, in terms of the parameters of the theory.
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Forghani, S.D., Mazharimousavi, S.H. & Halilsoy, M. Higher-dimensional particle model in third-order Lovelock gravity. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 135, 581 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-020-00602-6
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