Black Hole Entropy in the Chern-Simons Formulation of 2+1 Gravity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2011-09-09 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We examine Carlip's derivation of the 2+1 Minkowskian black hole entropy. A simplified derivation of the boundary action -valid for any value of the level k- is given.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9611044,
title = {Black Hole Entropy in the Chern-Simons Formulation of 2+1 Gravity},
author = {Maximo Banados and Andres Gomberoff},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9611044},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
6 pages, RevTeX, minor changes. Old title "Some remarks on Carlip's derivation of the 2+1 black hole entropy". Version to appear in Phys. Rev. D