A Statistical Mechanical Interpretation of Black Hole Entropy Based on an Orthonormal Frame Action
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Carlip has shown that the entropy of the three-dimensional black hole has its origin in the statistical mechanics of microscopic states living at the horizon. Beginning with a certain orthonormal frame action, and applying similar methods, I show that an analogous result extends to the (Euclidean) black hole in any spacetime dimension. However, this approach still faces many interesting challenges, both technical and conceptual.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9808083,
title = {A Statistical Mechanical Interpretation of Black Hole Entropy Based on an Orthonormal Frame Action},
author = {Richard J. Epp},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9808083},
year = {2007}
}
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26 pages, no figures, Latex, submitted to Phys. Rev. D