Small Black Holes in String Theory: An informal discussion

by Prof. Dr. Amitabh Virmani (Chennai Mathematical Institute)

Tuesday 6 May 2025, 16:00 → 17:00 Europe/Berlin

A.3.11 - Himalayas (New)

Supersymmetric elementary string states in the compactified heterotic string theory are described by small black holes with a zero area event horizon. I will discuss various aspects of this story. Then, I will explain our recent results, where we discuss how to compute the supersymmetric index of such elementary string states using the gravitational path integral.