Computing black hole entropy in loop quantum gravity from a conformal field theory perspective

Motivated by the analogy proposed by Witten between Chern-Simons and conformal field theories, we explore an alternative way of computing the entropy of a black hole starting from the isolated horizon framework in loop quantum gravity. The consistency of the result opens a window for the interplay b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Agulló, Iván, Fernández Borja, Enrique, Díaz-Polo, Jacobo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/19996
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/19996
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Quantum black holes
Gravity
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Sumario:Motivated by the analogy proposed by Witten between Chern-Simons and conformal field theories, we explore an alternative way of computing the entropy of a black hole starting from the isolated horizon framework in loop quantum gravity. The consistency of the result opens a window for the interplay between conformal field theory and the description of black holes in loop quantum gravity.