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Surface tension of the horizon

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2022-03-25 v4 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The idea of treating the horizon of a black hole as a stretched membrane with surface tension has a long history. In this work, we discuss the microscopic origin of the surface tension of the horizon in quantum pictures of spaces, which are Bose-Einstein condensates of gravitons. The horizon is a phase interface of gravitons, the surface tension of which is found to be a result of the difference in the strength of the interaction between the gravitons on its two sides. The gravitational source, such as a Schwarzschild black hole, creates a transitional zone by changing the energy and distribution of its surrounding gravitons. Archimedes' principle for gravity can be expressed as follows: "the gravity on an object is equal to the weight of the gravitons that it displaces."

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@article{arxiv.1802.03577,
  title  = {Surface tension of the horizon},
  author = {Liangsuo Shu and Kaifeng Cui and Xiaokang Liu and Zhichun Liu and Wei Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.03577},
  year   = {2022}
}

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12 Pages, 1 figures