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Black holes and groups of type E 7

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We report some results on the relation between extremal black holes in locally supersymmetric theories of gravity and groups of type E 7, appearing as generalized electric-magnetic duality symmetries in such theories. Some basics on the covariant approach to the stratification of the relevant symplectic representation are reviewed, along with a connection between special Kähler geometry and a ‘generalization’ of groups of type E 7.

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Ferrara, S., Marrani, A. Black holes and groups of type E 7 . Pramana - J Phys 78, 893–905 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-012-0315-4

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