On the cigar CFT and Schwarzschild horizons

TL;DR

This paper explores the role of shock waves and folded string operators in a supersymmetric conformal field theory, shedding light on the near-horizon physics of Schwarzschild black holes within superstring theory.

Contribution

It introduces new insights into how shock waves and folded strings relate to black hole horizons in a supersymmetric CFT framework.

Findings

Shock wave dynamics in supersymmetric $SL(2)_k/U(1)$ CFT analyzed

Implications for near-horizon black hole physics discussed

Connections to perturbative superstring theory established

Abstract

Aspects of shock waves and instantly-created folded strings operators in the supersymmetric $SL(2)_k/U(1)$ CFT, and their relevance to the near-horizon physics of Schwarzschild black holes in perurbative superstring theory, are presented.