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Gravitational Thermodynamics of Space-time Foam in One-loop Approximation

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2016-08-31 v1

Abstract

We show from one-loop quantum gravity and statistical thermodynamics that the thermodynamics of quantum foam in flat space-time and Schwarzschild space-time is exactly the same as that of Hawking-Unruh radiation in thermal equilibrium. This means we show unambiguously that Hawking-Unruh thermal radiation should contain thermal gravitons or the contribution of quantum space-time foam. As a by-product, we give also the quantum gravity correction in one-loop approximation to the classical black hole thermodynamics.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9908020,
  title  = {Gravitational Thermodynamics of Space-time Foam in One-loop Approximation},
  author = {Liao Liu and Yongge Ma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9908020},
  year   = {2016}
}

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7 pages, revtex