Black Holes as Probes of Moduli Space Geometry

TL;DR

This paper explores how supersymmetric BPS black holes can serve as effective probes of the moduli space geometry in 4d $ abla=2$ compactifications, linking black hole properties to the structure of the moduli space and Swampland constraints.

Contribution

It demonstrates that BPS black holes can measure distances in moduli space and relate black hole mass to moduli space geometry, providing new insights into the Swampland program.

Findings

Black holes can probe moduli space distances asymptotically.

Black hole mass correlates with moduli space distance.

BPS black holes can distinguish points in moduli space with finite resolution.

Abstract

We argue that supersymmetric BPS states can act as efficient finite energy probes of the moduli space geometry thanks to the attractor mechanism. We focus on 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$ compactifications and capture aspects of the effective field theory near the attractor values in terms of physical quantities far away in moduli space. Furthermore, we illustrate how the standard distance in moduli space can be related asymptotically to the black hole mass. We also compute a measure of the resolution with which BPS black holes of a given mass can distinguish far away points in the moduli space. The black hole probes may lead to a deeper understanding of the Swampland constraints on the geometry of the moduli space.