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Conformal Symmetry for Black Holes in Four Dimensions

arXiv:1112.4846 · doi:10.1007/JHEP09(2012)076

Abstract

We show that the asymptotic boundary conditions of general asymptotically flat black holes in four dimensions can be modified such that a conformal symmetry emerges. The black holes with the asymptotic geometry removed in this manner satisfy the equations of motion of minimal supergravity in five dimensions. We develop evidence that a two dimensional CFT dual of general black holes in four dimensions account for their black hole entropy.

24 pages, minor corrections