Dynamical symmetry enhancement near horizons (27.03.)
George Papadopoulos (King's College)
27.03.2014 at 16:15
It is known for sometime that extreme black holes and branes exhibit
(super)symmetry enhancement near horizons. This observation underpins
AdS/CFT and many of the conformal techniques that have been used
for black hole micro-state counting. I shall demonstrate that this symmetry
enhancement is a rather generic dynamical phenomenon which relies on the
smoothness of the field configurations. The proof involves generalizations of
the Lichnerowicz theorem and the use of index theory.
Arnold Sommerfeld Center
Theresienstrasse 37
Room 348/349