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 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