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Proof of the Generalized Second Law for Quasistationary Semiclassical Black Holes

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-11-01 v4

Abstract

A simple direct explicit proof of the generalized second law of black hole thermodynamics is given for a quasistationary semiclassical black hole.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9302017,
  title  = {Proof of the Generalized Second Law for Quasistationary Semiclassical Black Holes},
  author = {Valery P. Frolov and Don N. Page},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9302017},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

12 pages, LaTeX, report Alberta-Thy-10-93 (revision of paper in response to Phys. Rev. Lett. referees' comments, which suffered a series of long delays)