A note on black hole entropy and wormhole instabilities

We discuss recent approaches to the computation of black hole entropies through semiclassical estimates of appropriate state overlaps, saturated by Euclidean wormhole configurations. We notice that the relevant saddle-point manifolds may exhibit instabilities, thereby compromising the interpretation...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Fernández Barbón, José L., Velasco-Aja, E.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/398560
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/398560
https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2025)103
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:AdS-CFT Correspondence
Black Holes in String Theory
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Sumario:We discuss recent approaches to the computation of black hole entropies through semiclassical estimates of appropriate state overlaps, saturated by Euclidean wormhole configurations. We notice that the relevant saddle-point manifolds may exhibit instabilities, thereby compromising the interpretation of the Euclidean path integral as a tool for computing positive-definite inner products. We show that a proper treatment using a microcanonical formulation effectively addresses the puzzles posed by these instabilities.