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Classical and Quantum Black Holes
Coordinators: Fre P, Gorini V., Magli G, Moschella U.
Language: EnglishSubjects for Classical and Quantum Black Holes:
Keywords
algebra, area, bekenstein, extremal, field, general, horizon, relativity, scalar, supersymmetry
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
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The physics of black holes (an overview). Part 1 Thermodynamics of black holes and hawking radiation (Claus Kiefer). Part 2 Strings, matrices and black holes (Robbert Dijkgraaf). Part 3 BPS black holes in supergravity (Riccardo D'Auria & Pietro Fre): Introduction. Supergravity p-branes in higher dimensions. The symplectic structure of 4D supergravity and N=2 BPS black holes. The structure of supergravity central charges and black hole entropy. N=8 supergravity: BPS black holes with 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 of supersymmetry. Part 4 Astrophysics of stellar mass black holes (Aldo Treves & Francesco Haardt). Part 5 Computational black holes (Richard A Matzner).