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Entropy of the BTZ Black Hole in 2+1 Dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-30 v2

Abstract

We semi-classically calculate the entropy of a scalar field in the background of the BTZ black hole, and derive the perimeter law of the entropy. The proper length from the horizon to the ultraviolet cutoff is independent of both the mass and the angular momentum of the black hole. It is shown that the superradiant scattering modes give the sub-leading order contribution to the entropy while the non-superradiant modes give the leading order one, and thus superradiant effect is minor.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9603043,
  title  = {Entropy of the BTZ Black Hole in 2+1 Dimensions},
  author = {Sung-Won Kim and Won T. Kim and Young-Jai Park and Hyeonjoon Shin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9603043},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

13 pages, latex, no figures, superradiant part and many divergences are seriously reconsidered