Probing Loop Quantum Gravity with Evaporating Black Holes
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2015-05-30 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
This letter aims at showing that the observation of evaporating black holes should allow distinguishing between the usual Hawking behavior and Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG) expectations. We present a full Monte-Carlo simulation of the evaporation in LQG and statistical tests that discriminate between competing models. We conclude that contrarily to what was commonly thought, the discreteness of the area in LQG leads to characteristic features that qualify evaporating black holes as objects that could reveal quantum gravity footprints.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1109.4239,
title = {Probing Loop Quantum Gravity with Evaporating Black Holes},
author = {Aurelien Barrau and Xiangyu Cao and Jacobo Diaz-Polo and Julien Grain and Thomas Cailleteau},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.4239},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
5 pages, 3 figures. Version accpeted by Phys. Rev. Lett