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Quantum aspects of black holes

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

This is a brief introduction to quantum aspects of black holes, addressed at an astrophysics-oriented audience. The topics are: The laws of black-hole mechanics, Hawking radiation, interpretation of entropy, and primordial black holes.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0202032,
  title  = {Quantum aspects of black holes},
  author = {Claus Kiefer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0202032},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

20 pages, 4 figures, contribution to the conference "The galactic black hole", Bad Honnef, Germany, August 2001