Physics near Rapidly Spinning Black Holes

ORAL

Abstract

The near-horizon region of a near-extreme Kerr black hole possesses additional emergent symmetries and can be thought of as a spacetime in its own right. I will discuss the dynamics of particles and fields in this region, the constraints imposed by symmetry, and observational consequences for astrophysical black holes.

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Authors

  • Samuel Gralla

    • University of Arizona

  • Alexandru Lupsasca

    • Harvard

  • Scott Hughes

    • MIT

  • Achilleas Porfyriadis

    • Harvard

  • Andrew Strominger

    • Harvard

  • Niels Warburton

    • MIT