The elliptic interpretation of black holes and quantum mechanics

Apr 7, 1986
12 pages
Published in:
  • Nucl.Phys.B 271 (1986) 497-508,
  • Nucl.Phys.B 271 (1986) 497-508
  • Published: Aug 7, 2006
    and
  • Published: 1986
Report number:
  • Print-86-0279 (CAMBRIDGE)

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Abstract: (Elsevier B.V.)
The old “elliptic interpretation” of the Kruskal manifold is reviewed in the light of quantum mechanics. It is argued that its adoption would require giving up the complex structure of quantum mechanics and working with real Hilbert spaces. This may also be needed in cosmological theories in which the universe is CPT invariant. The cases of de Sitter and anti-de Sitter space are also discussed.
  • lectures
  • quantum gravity
  • black hole
  • field theory: scalar
  • propagator
  • field theory: de Sitter
  • cosmological model
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