String Theory Seminars

Thermodynamics of 3d higher spin black holes

by Prof. S. Prem Kumar (Swansea University, UK)

Asia/Kolkata
A304 (Colaba Campus)

A304

Colaba Campus

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.