Black holes vs. firewalls and thermo-field dynamics
Abstract
In this essay, we examine the implications of the ongoing black holes vs. firewalls debate for the thermo-field dynamics of black holes by analyzing a CFT in a thermal state in the context of AdS/CFT. We argue that the themo-field doubled copy of the thermal CFT should be thought of not as a fictitious system, but as the image of the CFT in the heat-bath. While this idea was proposed earlier by Papadodimas et al., our following conclusions differ from theirs. In case of strong coupling between the CFT and the heat-bath this image allows for free infall through the horizon and the system is described by a black hole. Conversely, firewalls are the appropriate dual description in case of weak interaction of the CFT with its heat bath.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1305.6343,
title = {Black holes vs. firewalls and thermo-field dynamics},
author = {Borun D. Chowdhury},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.6343},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
7 Pages, 4 figures. This essay received an honorable mention in the 2013 essay competition of the Gravity Research Foundation. v2: References added