Published November 1, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Black holes in loop quantum gravity: Recent advances

  • 1. Center for Fundamental Theory, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos, Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA 16802 (United States)
  • 2. Instituto de Matematicas, Unidad Morelia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, UNAM-Campus Morelia, A. Postal 61-3, Morelia, Michoacan 58090 (Mexico)

Description

Black holes in equilibrium and the counting of their entropy within Loop Quantum Gravity are reviewed. In particular, we focus on the conceptual setting of the formalism, briefly summarizing the main results of the past 12 years. We then focus in recent results for small, Planck scale, black holes, where new structures have been shown to arise. This contribution is based on the invited talk given at the 6th International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology (ICGC-07) December 17-21, 2007, IUCAA, Pune, India.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/140/1/012006

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
140
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[13 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
6. international conference on gravitation and cosmology
Dates
17-21 Dec 2007
Place
Pune (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41050554
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BLACK HOLES; COSMOLOGY; ENTROPY; EQUILIBRIUM; GRAVITATION; QUANTUM GRAVITY
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES