A possible quantum gravity hint in binary black hole merger

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2024.138467MaRDI QIDQ6154836zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Parthasarathi Majumdar

Publication date 12 March 2024

Published in Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.09391

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum theory (81-XX) Relativity and gravitational theory (83-XX)

Abstract: We present a semi-rigorous justification of Bekenstein's Generalized Second Law of Thermodynamics applicable to a universe with black holes present, based on a generic quantum gravity formulation of a black hole spacetime, where the bulk Hamiltonian constraint plays a central role. Specializing to Loop Quantum Gravity, and considering the inspiral and post-ringdown stages of binary black hole merger into a remnant black hole, we show that the Generalized Second Law implies a lower bound on the non-perturbative LQG correction to the Bekenstein-Hawking area law for black hole entropy. This lower bound itself is expressed as a function of the Bekenstein-Hawking area formula for entropy. Using the analyses of LIGO-VIRGO-KAGRA data recently performed to verify the Hawking Area Theorem for binary black hole merger, this Loop Quantum Gravity-induced lower bound is shown to be entirely consistent with the data.

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