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Conformal symmetry for general black holes

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We show that the warp factor of a generic asymptotically flat black hole in five dimensions can be adjusted such that a conformal symmetry emerges. The construction preserves all near horizon properties of the black holes, such as the thermodynamic potentials and the entropy. We interpret the geometry with modified asymptotic behavior as the “bare” black hole, with the ambient flat space removed. Our warp factor subtraction generalizes hidden conformal symmetry and applies whether or not rotation is significant. We also find a relation to standard AdS/CFT correspondence by embedding the black holes in six dimensions. The asymptotic conformal symmetry guarantees a dual CFT description of the general rotating black holes.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Mirjam Cvetič

  2. Center for Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

    Mirjam Cvetič

  3. Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics, 450 Church St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    Finn Larsen

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Cvetič, M., Larsen, F. Conformal symmetry for general black holes. J. High Energ. Phys. 2012, 122 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2012)122

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