Black hole state degeneracy in Loop Quantum Gravity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
The combinatorial problem of counting the black hole quantum states within the Isolated Horizon framework in Loop Quantum Gravity is analyzed. A qualitative understanding of the origin of the band structure shown by the degeneracy spectrum, which is responsible for the black hole entropy quantization, is reached. Even when motivated by simple considerations, this picture allows to obtain analytical expressions for the most relevant quantities associated to this effect.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0802.3188,
title = {Black hole state degeneracy in Loop Quantum Gravity},
author = {Ivan Agullo and Jacobo Diaz-Polo and Enrique Fernandez-Borja},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.3188},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
22 pages, 7 figures