Time-symmetric quantization in spacetimes with event horizons

DOI10.1007/S10773-013-1554-YMaRDI QIDQ379344zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Archil Kobakhidze, Nicholas L. Rodd

Publication date 11 November 2013

Published in International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1307.5126

zbMATH Keywords

Hawking-Unruh radiationtime-symmetric quantization

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Methods of quantum field theory in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C47)

Abstract: The standard quantization formalism in spacetimes with event horizons implies a non-unitary evolution of quantum states, as initial pure states may evolve into thermal states. This phenomenon is behind the famous black hole information loss paradox which provoked long-standing debates on the compatibility of quantum mechanics and gravity. In this paper we demonstrate that within an alternative time-symmetric quantization formalism thermal radiation is absent and states evolve unitarily in spacetimes with event horizons. We also discuss the theoretical consistency of the proposed formalism. We explicitly demonstrate that the theory preserves the microcausality condition and suggest a "reinterpretation postulate" to resolve other apparent pathologies associated with negative energy states. Accordingly as there is a consistent alternative, we argue that choosing to use time-asymmetric quantization is a necessary condition for the black hole information loss paradox.

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