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A Holographic Argument for the Penrose Inequality in AdS

High Energy Physics - Theory 2019-06-19 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We give a holographic argument in favor of the AdS Penrose inequality, which conjectures a lower bound on the total mass in terms of the area of apparent horizons. This inequality is often viewed as a test of cosmic censorship. We further find a connection between the area law for apparent horizons and the Penrose inequality. Finally, we show that the argument also applies to solutions with charge, resulting in a charged Penrose inequality in AdS.

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@article{arxiv.1903.00555,
  title  = {A Holographic Argument for the Penrose Inequality in AdS},
  author = {Netta Engelhardt and Gary T. Horowitz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.00555},
  year   = {2019}
}

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15 pages, 3 figures; v2: reference and clarification added