The area spectrum in quantum gravity

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/15/6/001zbMATH Open0941.83017arXivgr-qc/9803074OpenAlexW3121326183MaRDI QIDQ4701460FDOQ4701460

Authors: Kirill Krasnov 

Publication date: 21 November 1999

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that, apart from the usual area operator of non-perturbative quantum gravity, there exists another, closely related, operator that measures areas of surfaces. Both corresponding classical expressions yield the area. Quantum mechanically, however, the spectra of the two operators are different, coinciding only in the limit when the spins labelling the state are large. We argue that both operators are legitimate quantum operators, and which one to use depends on the context of a physical problem of interest. Thus, for example, we argue that it is the operator proposed here that is relevant in the black hole context to measure the area of black hole horizon. We show that the difference between the two operators is due to non-commutativity that is known to arise in the quantum theory. We give a heuristic picture explaining the difference between the two area spectra in terms of quantum fluctuations of the surface whose area is being measured.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9803074

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zbMATH Keywords

loop quantum gravityarea of the horizon of a black hole

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Noncommutative geometry (à la Connes) (58B34) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Black holes (83C57)

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