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Auteurs principaux: Parikh, Maulik, Pereira, Jude
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Publié: 2024
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author Parikh, Maulik
Pereira, Jude
author_facet Parikh, Maulik
Pereira, Jude
contents Quantum fluctuations of the spacetime metric induce an uncertainty in the horizon area of a black hole. Working in linearized quantum gravity, we derive the variance in the area of a four-dimensional Schwarzschild black hole from the renormalized graviton propagator. We find that the standard deviation of the horizon area scales as the product of the Schwarzschild radius and the Planck length. For macroscopic black holes, the quantum uncertainty is therefore enormous in Planck units.
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spellingShingle Quantum uncertainty in the area of a black hole
Parikh, Maulik
Pereira, Jude
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum fluctuations of the spacetime metric induce an uncertainty in the horizon area of a black hole. Working in linearized quantum gravity, we derive the variance in the area of a four-dimensional Schwarzschild black hole from the renormalized graviton propagator. We find that the standard deviation of the horizon area scales as the product of the Schwarzschild radius and the Planck length. For macroscopic black holes, the quantum uncertainty is therefore enormous in Planck units.
title Quantum uncertainty in the area of a black hole
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.21160