The Structure of AdS Black Holes and Chern Simons Theory in 2+1 Dimensions

Abstract

We study anti-de Sitter black holes in 2+1 dimensions in terms of Chern Simons gauge theory of anti-de Sitter group coupled to a source. Taking the source to be an anti-de Sitter state specified by its Casimir invariants, we show how all the relevant features of the black hole are accounted for. The requirement that the source be a unitary representation leads to a discrete tower of states which provide a microscopic model for the black hole.

17 pages, LaTex. The presentation in Section 5 was improved; other minor improvements. Final form of the manuscript

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