Published December 1978
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Journal article
Tachyons and the second law of black hole physics
Description
It is shown that the usual proof of the second law of black hole physics breaks down if there are tachyons present in the vicinity of a black hole. Explicit cases are discussed where a tachyon of positive energy falling into the Kerr singularity actually decreases the area of the Kerr black hole. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Gen. Relativ. Gravitation
- Journal Volume
- 9
- Journal Issue
- 12
- Series
- Gen. Relativ. Gravitation.
- Journal Page Range
- 1089-1100
- ISSN
- 0001-7701
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 10475247
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BLACK HOLES; ENTROPY; KERR FIELD; SINGULARITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TACHYONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POSTULATED PARTICLES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES