Published July 2016 | Version v1
Journal article

Hawking radiation is corpuscular

  • 1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli, Naples (Italy)
  • 2. Universita degli Studi di Napoli ''Federico II'', Dipartimento di Fisica ''Ettore Pancini'', Naples (Italy)

Description

The total number of Hawking quanta emitted during the evaporation of a Schwarzschild black hole is proportional to the square of the initial mass or, equivalently, to the Bekenstein entropy. This simple, but little appreciated, fact is interpreted in terms of the recent discovery of black hole soft hair. (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4233-3

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Journal Title
European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields (Online)
Journal Volume
76
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 1-3
ISSN
1434-6052