Simple observations concerning black holes and probability
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2010-02-17 v5 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Popular Physics
Abstract
It is argued that black holes and the limit distributions of probability theory share several properties when their entropy and information content are compared. In particular the no-hair theorem, the entropy maximization and holographic bound, and the quantization of entropy of black holes have their respective analogues for stable limit distributions. This observation suggests that the central limit theorem can play a fundamental role in black hole statistical mechanics and in a possibly emergent nature of gravity.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0904.0187,
title = {Simple observations concerning black holes and probability},
author = {Sandor Hegyi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.0187},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
6 pages Latex, final version. Essay awarded "Honorable Mention" in the Gravity Research Foundation 2009 Essay Competition