TH String Theory Seminar

Indefinite theta functions for counting attractor backgrounds

by Suresh Nampuri (U. Witwatersrand)

Europe/Zurich
4/3-006 - TH Conference Room (CERN)

4/3-006 - TH Conference Room

CERN

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Description
Partition functions in the canonical Ooguri-Strominger-Vafa ensemble for counting single centered dyonic black holes in N=4 toroidally compactified string theory typically exhibit divergences arising from the indefinite nature of the charge lattice. We convert these partition functions into indefinite theta functions à la Zwegers and obtain regulated partition functions to count the single centered attractor backgrounds.