Arbitrary Spacetimes from the SL(2,R)/U(1) Coset Model

Abstract

We show that the gauged SL(2,R) WZWN model yields arbitrary spacetimes in two dimensions. The c = 1 matter field and the black hole singularity are just two particular cases in these spacetimes.

7 pages, latex file, BONN-HE-92-38

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