Published August 15, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Black hole entropy from the SU(2)-invariant formulation of type I isolated horizons

  • 1. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik III, Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Staudtstrasse 7, 91058 Erlangen (Germany)
  • 2. Centre de Physique Theorique, Campus de Luminy, 13288 Marseille (France)
  • 3. Laboratoire de Mathematiques et Physique Theorique, 37200 Tours (France)

Description

A detailed analysis of the spherically symmetric isolated horizon system is performed in terms of the connection formulation of general relativity. The system is shown to admit a manifestly SU(2) invariant formulation where the (effective) horizon degrees of freedom are described by an SU(2) Chern-Simons theory. This leads to a more transparent description of the quantum theory in the context of loop quantum gravity and modifications of the form of the horizon entropy.

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
82
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 044050-044050.23
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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