Black holes in string theory
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Black holes in string theory are theoretical objects studied using string-theoretic tools to understand quantum aspects of gravity, spacetime, and information, notably in the context of ideas like holography and the AdS/CFT correspondence.
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| Black holes in string theory canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
research area in string theory
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theoretical physics topic ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain |
information retention in Hawking radiation
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microscopic degrees of freedom of black holes ⓘ unitarity of black hole evaporation ⓘ |
| field |
high-energy theoretical physics
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quantum gravity ⓘ string theory ⓘ |
| hasApplication |
developing models of quantum black hole interiors
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testing ideas about holography ⓘ understanding quantum structure of spacetime ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
counting BPS states in dual CFTs
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using AdS/CFT to compute thermodynamic quantities ⓘ using D-brane bound states as microstates ⓘ using Euclidean path integrals in string theory ⓘ |
| historicalMilestone |
D-brane derivation of black hole entropy by Strominger and Vafa
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development of AdS/CFT correspondence by Maldacena ⓘ formulation of fuzzball proposal by Mathur and collaborators ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
AdS black holes
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AdS2 near-horizon geometries ⓘ BTZ black hole NERFINISHED ⓘ Bekenstein–Hawking entropy NERFINISHED ⓘ D0–D4–D6 systems ⓘ D1–D5 system NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerr black holes in string theory ⓘ OSV conjecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Reissner–Nordström black holes in supergravity ⓘ alpha-prime corrections ⓘ attractor mechanism ⓘ black branes ⓘ extremal black holes ⓘ fuzzball proposal ⓘ gauge–gravity duality ⓘ higher-dimensional black holes ⓘ holographic principle ⓘ microstate counting ⓘ near-extremal black holes ⓘ quantum corrections to supergravity ⓘ stringy corrections to black hole entropy ⓘ topological strings and black hole entropy ⓘ |
| studies |
AdS/CFT correspondence
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black hole information paradox NERFINISHED ⓘ holographic dualities ⓘ microscopic origin of black hole entropy ⓘ quantum aspects of black holes ⓘ |
| usesTool |
BPS state counting
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D-branes NERFINISHED ⓘ conformal field theory ⓘ holographic renormalization ⓘ string worldsheet techniques ⓘ supergravity solutions ⓘ supersymmetry ⓘ topological string theory ⓘ |
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