Quantum scalar field on three-dimensional (BTZ) black hole instanton: Heat kernel, effective action and thermodynamics
Aug, 199628 pages
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- Phys.Rev.D 55 (1997) 3622-3632
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- hep-th/9609085 [hep-th]
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- WATPHYS-TH-96-11
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Abstract:
We consider the behaviour of a quantum scalar field on three-dimensional Euclidean backgrounds: Anti-de Sitter space, the regular BTZ black hole instanton and the BTZ instanton with a conical singularity at the horizon. The corresponding heat kernel and effective action are calculated explicitly for both rotating and non-rotating holes. The quantum entropy of the BTZ black hole is calculated by differentiating the effective action with respect to the angular deficit at the conical singularity. The renormalization of the UV-divergent terms in the action and entropy is considered. The structure of the UV-finite term in the quantum entropy is of particular interest. Being negligible for large outer horizon area it behaves logarithmically for small . Such behaviour might be important at late stages of black hole evaporation.Note:
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- field theory: scalar
- space-time
- dimension: 3
- field theory: Euclidean
- field theory: instanton
- black hole
- effective action
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