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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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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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