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On N=8 attractors

High Energy Physics - Theory 2016-09-06 v2

Abstract

We derive and solve the black hole attractor conditions of N=8 supergravity by finding the critical points of the corresponding black hole potential. This is achieved by a simple generalization of the symplectic structure of the special geometry to all extended supergravities with N>2N>2. There are two solutions for regular black holes, one for 1/8 BPS ones and one for the non-BPS. We discuss the solutions of the moduli at the horizon for BPS attractors using N=2 language. An interpretation of some of these results in N=2 STU black hole context helps to clarify the general features of the black hole attractors.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0603247,
  title  = {On N=8 attractors},
  author = {Sergio Ferrara and Renata Kallosh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0603247},
  year   = {2016}
}

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15 pages

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