TL;DR
This chapter introduces black holes and branes within supergravity theories, focusing on 11D and 10D models, and discusses related concepts like p-form fields, dualities, and string theory for graduate students.
Contribution
It provides an updated, concise overview of black holes and branes in supergravity, integrating various related topics for educational purposes.
Findings
Describes specific solutions of black holes and branes in supergravity
Includes discussions on p-form gauge fields and dualities
Provides context with string perturbation theory
Abstract
This book chapter presents a brief introduction to black holes and branes in supergravity, focussing on 11-dimensional supergravity and type II supergravities in 10-dimension. The chapter is aimed at graduate students who have completed a standard course in general relativity. It is an ammended and slightly updated version of arXiv:gr-qc/9908045. In addition to describing specific solutions, brief discussions of p-form gauge fields, Kaluza-Klein reduction, (local) supersymmetry, T- and S-dualities in supergravity, and string perturbation theory are included to provide context.
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