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Celestial Symmetries of Black Hole Horizons

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-03-11 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We establish a correspondence between the gravitational phase space at null infinity and the subleading phase space near a finite-distance null hypersurface, such as a black hole horizon. Within this framework, we identify the celestial Lw1+Lw_{1+\infty} symmetries in the subleading phase space at the horizon by constructing their canonical generators and imposing self-duality conditions. This leads to an infinite tower of conserved charges in the absence of radiation, revealing new gravitational observables relevant to black hole physics.

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@article{arxiv.2504.08027,
  title  = {Celestial Symmetries of Black Hole Horizons},
  author = {Romain Ruzziconi and Céline Zwikel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.08027},
  year   = {2026}
}

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7 pages