5d/4d U-dualities and N=8 black holes

TL;DR

This paper explores the relationship between U-duality groups in five and four dimensions to analyze the properties and attractor points of N=8 black holes, shedding light on their supersymmetry features.

Contribution

It introduces a method to connect U-duality groups across dimensions to study black hole potentials and their critical points in N=8 supergravity.

Findings

Characterization of black hole attractors in N=8 supergravity

Comparison of supersymmetry features of different solutions

Insights into the structure of the black hole potential

Abstract

We use the connection between the U-duality groups in d=5 and d=4 to derive properties of the N=8 black hole potential and its critical points (attractors). This approach allows to study and compare the supersymmetry features of different solutions.