N=8 attractors

Journal Article · Thu Jun 15 04:00:00 EDT 2006 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.73.125005· OSTI ID:20774928

Ferrara, Sergio ^[1]; Kallosh, Renata ^[2]

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1. Physics Department, Theory Unit, CERN, 1211 Geneva 23 (Switzerland) and INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Via Enrico Fermi, 4000044 Frascati (Italy)
2. Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford California 94305-4060 (United States)

We derive and solve the black hole attractor conditions of N=8 supergravity by finding the critical points of the corresponding black hole potential. This is achieved by a simple generalization of the special geometry symplectic structure to all extended supergravities with N>2. There are two classes of solutions for regular black holes, one for 1/8 BPS ones and one for the non-BPS. We discuss the solutions of the moduli at the horizon for BPS attractors using N=2 language. An interpretation of some of these results in N=2, STU black hole context helps to clarify the general features of the black hole attractors.

• OSTI ID: 20774928
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 73; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ATTRACTORS
BLACK HOLES
COSMOLOGY
GEOMETRY
MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
POTENTIALS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
SUPERGRAVITY