Corrections to Bekenstein-Hawking entropy -- quantum or not-so quantum?

DOI10.3390/E13010011zbMATH Open1229.83055arXiv1101.0030OpenAlexW3101536111MaRDI QIDQ657523FDOQ657523

Authors: S. Shankaranarayanan 

Publication date: 9 January 2012

Published in: Entropy (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Hawking radiation and Bekenstein--Hawking entropy are the two robust predictions of a yet unknown quantum theory of gravity. Any theory which fails to reproduce these predictions is certainly incorrect. While several approaches lead to Bekenstein--Hawking entropy, they all lead to different sub-leading corrections. In this article, we ask a question that is relevant for any approach: Using simple techniques, can we know whether an approach contains quantum or semi-classical degrees of freedom? Using naive dimensional analysis, we show that the semi-classical black-hole entropy has the same dimensional dependence as the gravity action. Among others, this provides a plausible explanation for the connection between Einstein's equations and thermodynamic equation of state, and that the quantum corrections should have a different scaling behavior.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1101.0030

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zbMATH Keywords

entanglementblack holesBekenstein-Hawking

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum coherence, entanglement, quantum correlations (81P40) Black holes (83C57)

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