Theoretical Frontiers in Black Holes and Cosmology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Three Lectures on the FGK Formalism and Beyond

   • Tomás Ortín, Pedro F. Ramírez

   Pages 1-40

3. Introductory Lectures on Extended Supergravities and Gaugings

   • Antonio Gallerati, Mario Trigiante

   Pages 41-109

4. Supersymmetric Black Holes and Attractors in Gauged Supergravity

   • Dietmar Klemm

   Pages 111-130

5. Lectures on Holographic Renormalization

   • Ioannis Papadimitriou

   Pages 131-181

6. Nonsingular Black Holes in Palatini Extensions of General Relativity

   • Gonzalo J. Olmo

   Pages 183-219

7. Inflation: Observations and Attractors

   • Diederik Roest, Marco Scalisi

   Pages 221-249

8. Back Matter

   Pages 251-252

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These lecture notes are dedicated to the most recent theoretical applications of Black Hole solutions in high-energy physics. The main motivation of this volume is to present the latest black hole backgrounds that are relevant for gauge/gravity correspondence. Leading scientists in the field explain effective techniques for finding singular and cosmological solutions embedded in gauged supergravity, shedding light on underlying properties and symmetries. Starting from a basic level, the mathematical structures underlying black holes and cosmologies are revealed, helping the reader grasp the connection between theoretical approaches and physical observations with insights into possible future developments from both a theoretical and experimental point of view. 

The topics covered in this volume are based on lectures delivered during the “Theoretical Frontiers in Black Holes and Cosmology” school, held in Natal in June 2015.

• Gauge-gravity Duality
• Black-hole Solutions and Backgrounds
• Holographic Renormalization
• Fake Supergravity
• Cosmological Attractors
• Black Hole Solutions in Hep
• Gauged Supergravity

“This book deserves a place in any theoretical physics library and on the shelves of anyone, be they graduate student or established researcher, wishing to find out more about this dynamic field.” (G. W. Gibbons, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 59 (2), 2018)

• Varian Physics Bldg., Stanford University, Stanford, USA

  Renata Kallosh

• Escola de Ciências & Tecnologia, Universidade Federal Rio Grande do Norte, Natal-RN, Brazil

  Emanuele Orazi

One of the Editors, Prof. Renata Kallosh, is a well-known theoretical physicist. She is a professor at Department of Physics at Stanford University and is known for her contributions to string theory, in particular finding (along with Shamit Kachru, Andrei Linde and Sandip Trivedi) the first models of accelerated expansion of the universe in low energy supersymmetric string theory, referred to as “KKLT” models after the authors’ last names. 

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