Black holes and class groups
Number Theory
2018-10-02 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
The theory of quadratic forms and class numbers has connections to many classical problems in number theory. Recently, class numbers have appeared in the study of black holes in string theory. We describe this connection and raise questions in the hope of inspiring new collaborations between number theorists and physicists.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1807.00797,
title = {Black holes and class groups},
author = {Nathan Benjamin and Shamit Kachru and Ken Ono and Larry Rolen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.00797},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
23 pages, 4 figures