The fuzzball proposal for black holes: an elementary review

@article{Mathur2005TheFP,
  title={The fuzzball proposal for black holes: an elementary review},
  author={Samir D. Mathur},
  journal={Fortschritte der Physik},
  year={2005},
  volume={53}
}
  • S. Mathur
  • Published 3 February 2005
  • Physics
  • Fortschritte der Physik
We give an elementary review of black holes in string theory. We discuss BPS holes, the microscopic computation of entropy and the 'fuzzball' picture of the black hole interior suggested by microstates of the 2‐charge system. 
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