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CFT duals of Kerr-Taub-NUT and beyond

High Energy Physics - Theory 2022-05-20 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

The duality relating the four-dimensional Kerr-Taub-NUT black hole to a thermal two-dimensional CFT with central charges cL=cR=12J0c_L=c_R=12 J_0 is analyzed in detail, generalizing an argument given recently for Kerr within the soft-hair approach. The hidden conformal symmetry is realized in the form of VirL×VirRVir_L \times Vir_R diffeomorphisms which act non-trivially on the black hole horizon. Semiclassical formulae are derived for the temperature and central charges of the dual CFT. Assuming the applicability of the Cardy formula, these CFT quantities precisely reproduce the macroscopic Bekenstein-Hawking area law. Various further generalizations including the complete family of black holes in four dimensions are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.2205.09146,
  title  = {CFT duals of Kerr-Taub-NUT and beyond},
  author = {Malcolm J. Perry and Maria J. Rodriguez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.09146},
  year   = {2022}
}

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21 pages