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BPS Black Holes in String Theory

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We give an overview of four-dimensional BPS black holes in supergravity and string theory from both a macroscopic and a microscopic perspective.

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This work is supported by by the Center for Mathematical Analysis, Geometry and Dynamical Systems (IST/Portugal) and by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT/Portugal).

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  1. CAMGSD, Departamento de Matemática, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisboa, Portugal

    Gabriel Lopes Cardoso

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  1. Dept. of Mathematics, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

    Alfonso García-Parrado

  2. Dept. of Mathematics, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

    Filipe C. Mena

  3. Dept. of Mathematics, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

    Filipe Moura

  4. Dept. of Mathematics, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

    Estelita Vaz

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Cardoso, G.L. (2014). BPS Black Holes in String Theory. In: García-Parrado, A., Mena, F., Moura, F., Vaz, E. (eds) Progress in Mathematical Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, vol 60. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40157-2_4

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