Supersymmetry of the (2+1)-dimensional black holes

Journal Article · Sun Jan 09 23:00:00 EST 1994 · Physical Review Letters; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.183· OSTI ID:5322998

Coussaert, O; Henneaux, M ^[1]

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1. Faculte des Sciences, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Plaine, C.P. 231, B-1050 Bruxelles (Belgium) Centro de Estudios Cientificos de Santiago, Casilla 16443, Santiago 9 (Chile)

The supersymmetry properties of the asymptotically anti--de Sitter (adS) black holes of Einstein theory in 2+1 dimensions are investigated. It is shown that (i) the zero-mass black hole has two exact supersymmetries; (ii) extreme [ital lM]=[vert bar][ital J][vert bar] black holes with [ital M][ne]0 have only one; and (iii) generic black holes do not have any. It is also argued that the zero-mass hole is the ground state of (1,1) adS supergravity with periodic ( Ramond'') boundary conditions on the spinor fields.

• OSTI ID: 5322998
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 72:2; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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