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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 WKBWKB 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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