Published July 25, 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Holographic entropy bound and local quantum field theory

  • 1. Quantum Computing Technologies Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109-8099 (United States)

Description

I show how the holographic entropy bound can be derived from elementary flat-spacetime quantum field theory when the total energy of Fock states is constrained gravitationally. This energy constraint makes the Fock space dimension (whose logarithm is the maximum entropy) finite for both bosons and fermions. Despite the elementary nature of my analysis, it results in an upper limit on entropy in remarkable agreement with the holographic bound, and also provides a microscopic deviation of a more general entropy bound recently introduced by Gour

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
91
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 041302-041302.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35048192
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BLACK HOLES; ENTROPY; QUANTIZATION; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM GRAVITY; SPACE-TIME
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES

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