Published May 2008 | Version v1
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Counting the microstates of a vacuum black ring

Creators

  • 1. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA (United Kingdom)

Description

The Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of an extremal vacuum black ring is derived from a microscopic counting of states. The entropy of extremal Kaluza-Klein black holes with ergospheres is also derived.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2008/05/013

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1126-6708/2008/05/013;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal Volume
05
Journal Issue
2008
Journal Page Range
p. 013
ISSN
1126-6708

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41058891
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BLACK HOLES; ENTROPY; KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY; SPHERES; VACUUM STATES
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES