Black-hole entropy and minimal diffusion

The density of states reproducing the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy-area scaling can be modeled via a nonlocal field theory. We define a diffusion process based on the kinematics of this theory and find a spectral dimension whose flow exhibits surprising properties. While it asymptotes four from above...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Arzano, Michele, Calcagni, Gianluca
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/102853
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/102853
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:[PACS] Phenomenology of quantum gravity
[PACS] Quantum aspects of black holes, evaporation, thermodynamics
[PACS] Nonlinear or nonlocal theories and models
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Sumario:The density of states reproducing the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy-area scaling can be modeled via a nonlocal field theory. We define a diffusion process based on the kinematics of this theory and find a spectral dimension whose flow exhibits surprising properties. While it asymptotes four from above in the infrared, in the ultraviolet the spectral dimension diverges at a finite (Planckian) value of the diffusion length, signaling a breakdown of the notion of diffusion on a continuum spacetime below that scale. We comment on the implications of this minimal diffusion scale for the entropy bound in a holographic and field-theoretic context. © 2013 American Physical Society.