Entropy of a Black Hole with Distinct Surface Gravities
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v2 Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
In gravitational thermodynamics, the entropy of a black hole with distinct surface gravities can be evaluated in a microcanonical ensemble. At the level, the entropy becomes the negative of the Euclidean action of the constrained instanton, which is the seed for the black hole creation in the no-boundary universe. Using the Gauss-Bonnet theorem, we prove the quite universal formula in Euclidean quantum gravity that the entropy of a nonrotating black hole is one quarter the sum of the products of the Euler characteristics and the areas of the horizons. For Lovelock gravity, the entropy and quantum creation of a black hole are also studied.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9911078,
title = {Entropy of a Black Hole with Distinct Surface Gravities},
author = {Zhong Chao Wu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9911078},
year = {2007}
}
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