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Black Holes and String Theory

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

This is a short summary of my lectures given at the Fourth Mexican School on Gravitation and Mathematical Physics. These lectures gave a brief introduction to black holes in string theory, in which I primarily focussed on describing some of the recent calculations of black hole entropy using the statistical mechanics of D-brane states. The following overview will also provide the interested students with an introduction to the relevant literature.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0107034,
  title  = {Black Holes and String Theory},
  author = {Robert C. Myers},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0107034},
  year   = {2007}
}

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LaTex, lectures given at the 4th Mexican School on Gravitation and Mathematical Physics