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arxiv: 1309.4428 · v3 · pith:RT6VXLCLnew · submitted 2013-09-17 · ✦ hep-th

Indefinite theta functions and black hole partition functions

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keywords functionsblackholeindefinitepartitiontheorythetaaspects
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We explore various aspects of supersymmetric black hole partition functions in four-dimensional toroidally compactified heterotic string theory. These functions suffer from divergences owing to the hyperbolic nature of the charge lattice in this theory, which prevents them from having well-defined modular transformation properties. In order to rectify this, we regularize these functions by converting the divergent series into indefinite theta functions, thereby obtaining fully regulated single-centered black hole partitions functions.

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