Black Holes and Hurwitz Class Numbers
Abstract
We define a natural counting function for BPS black holes in K3 × T2 compactification of type II string theory, and observe that it is given by a weight 3/2 mock modular form discovered by Zagier. This hints at tantalizing relations connecting black holes, string theory, and number theory.
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