Some speculations about black hole entropy in string theory

Susskind, Leonard

Some speculations about black hole entropy in string theory

Leonard Susskind
(
- Stanford U., Phys. Dept. and
- Rutgers U., Piscataway
)

Oct 28, 1993

11 pages

Part of The black hole: 25 years after, 118-131

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hep-th/9309145 [hep-th]

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RU-93-44

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Abstract: (desy)

The classical Bekenstein entropy of a black hole is argued to arise from configurations of strings with ends which are frozen on the horizon. Quantum corrections to this entropy are probably finite unlike the case in quantum field theory. Finally it is speculated that all black holes are single string states. The level density of strings is of the right order of magnitude to reproduce the Bekenstein entropy.

string model
space-time
black hole
entropy
energy levels: density

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