Published May 15, 2008
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Journal article
Black hole state degeneracy in loop quantum gravity
- 1. Departamento de Fisica Teorica and IFIC, Centro Mixto Universidad de Valencia-CSIC, Facultad de Fisica, Universidad de Valencia, Burjassot-46100, Valencia (Spain)
- 2. Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 (United States)
- 3. Instituto de Matematicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, A. Postal 61-3, Morelia, Michoacan 58090 (Mexico)
- 4. Departamento de Astronomia y Astrofisica, Universidad de Valencia, Burjassot-46100, Valencia (Spain)
Description
The combinatorial problem of counting the black hole quantum states within the isolated horizon framework in loop quantum gravity is analyzed. A qualitative understanding of the origin of the band structure shown by the degeneracy spectrum, which is responsible for the black hole entropy quantization, is reached. Even when motivated by simple considerations, this picture allows to obtain analytical expressions for the most relevant quantities associated to this effect
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.104024;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0802.3188v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 77
- Journal Issue
- 10
- Journal Page Range
- p. 104024-104024.11
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40075512
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BLACK HOLES; ENTROPY; QUANTIZATION; QUANTUM GRAVITY; SPECTRA
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2008 The American Physical Society