String Theory Seminars
Thermodynamics of 3d higher spin black holes
by Prof. S. Prem Kumar (Swansea University, UK)
Monday, September 17, 2012
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to
(Asia/Kolkata)
at Colaba Campus ( A304 )
at Colaba Campus ( A304 )
Description |
We explore the thermodynamics of black hole-like classical solutions in SL(3, R) Chern-Simons theory. We find multiple branches of solutions: a stable (BTZ-like) branch, an unstable one and a new stable branch. We address certain puzzles in the context of these solutions. |