Quantum Probes of Spacetime Singularities
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-28 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
It is shown that there are static spacetimes with timelike curvature singularities which appear completely nonsingular when probed with quantum test particles. Examples include extreme dilatonic black holes and the fundamental string solution. In these spacetimes, the dynamics of quantum particles is well defined and uniquely determined.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9504028,
title = {Quantum Probes of Spacetime Singularities},
author = {Gary T. Horowitz and Donald Marolf},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9504028},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
12 pages, RevTeX, no figures, A few breif comments added and typos corrected