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Orbifolds of AdS(3) and fixpoints of the CFT

Klaus Behrndt

hep-tharXiv:hep-th/9812169

Abstract

The 3-d BTZ black hole represents an orbifold of AdS3 gravity. The UV as well as the IR region of the CFT is governed by a gauged SL(2, R) WZW model. In the UV it corresponds to a light-cone gauging (Liouville model) whereas in the IR it is a space-like gauging (2-d black hole).

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