AdS/CFT lessons from higher-dimensional black holes

Determine whether black holes in higher dimensions can yield insights into the underlying theory of quantum gravity through the AdS/CFT duality, by translating dynamical problems in D dimensions into gravitational problems in D+1 dimensions.

Background

The AdS/CFT correspondence provides a non-perturbative tool that can map strongly coupled field theory dynamics onto gravitational problems in higher dimensions. Understanding whether higher-dimensional black holes can teach us about quantum gravity hinges on exploiting this duality.

This question targets the degree to which holographic methods can inform the microscopic description of gravity from black hole dynamics.