Ten theses on black hole entropy

被引:26
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作者
Sorkin, RD [1 ]
机构
[1] Perimeter Inst, Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y5, Canada
[2] Syracuse Univ, Dept Phys, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA
来源
STUDIES IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN PHYSICS | 2005年 / 36B卷 / 02期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
horizon entropy; black hole thermodynamics; generalized second law; spacetime discreteness; quantum gravity; histories quantum mechanics;
D O I
10.1016/j.shpsb.2005.02.002
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
I present a viewpoint on black hole thermodynamics according to which the entropy: derives from horizon "degrees of freedom"; is finite because the deep structure of spacetime is discrete; is "objective" thanks to the distinguished coarse graining provided by the horizon; and obeys the second law of thermodynamics precisely because the effective dynamics of the exterior region is not unitary. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:291 / 301
页数:11
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