Horizon Strings as 3d Black Hole Microstates
High Energy Physics - Theory
2023-11-29 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We propose that 3d black holes are an ensemble of tensionless null string states. These microstates typically have non-zero winding. We evaluate their partition function in the limit of large excitation numbers and show that their combinatorics reproduces the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy and its semiclassical logarithmic corrections.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2210.10794,
title = {Horizon Strings as 3d Black Hole Microstates},
author = {Arjun Bagchi and Daniel Grumiller and M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.10794},
year = {2023}
}
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24pp; v2: considerably extended version with details and text added but otherwise same content, v3: converted to SciPost style