Spacetime Foam Model of the Schwarzschild Horizon
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-11-10 v2
Abstract
We consider a spacetime foam model of the Schwarzschild horizon, where the horizon consists of Planck size black holes. According to our model the entropy of the Schwarzschild black hole is proportional to the area of its event horizon. It is possible to express geometrical arguments to the effect that the constant of proportionality is, in natural units, equal to one quarter.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0307025,
title = {Spacetime Foam Model of the Schwarzschild Horizon},
author = {Jarmo Makela and Ari Peltola},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0307025},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
16 pages, 2 figures, improved and extended version with some significant changes. Accepted for publication in Phys.Rev.D