Black hole entropy in loop quantum gravity

Jul, 2004
10 pages
Published in:
  • Class.Quant.Grav. 21 (2004) 5245-5252
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We calculate the black hole entropy in Loop Quantum Gravity as a function of the horizon area and provide the exact formula for the leading and sub-leading terms. By comparison with the Bekenstein-Hawking formula we uniquely fix the value of the 'quantum of area' in the theory.
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  • LaTeX, 10 pages
  • 04.70.Dy
  • 04.60.Pp
  • black hole: entropy
  • quantum gravity: loop space
  • analytic properties