Speaker
Seth Major
(Hamilton College)
Description
A statistical mechanics of geometry based on the quasi-local energy of constantly accelerating observers outside black holes is proposed. By assuming particle statistics for the geometric quanta, the geometry condenses in the large area limit, providing a quantum gravity cutoff for the entropy of the thermal atmosphere of geometric excitations. These excitations model the fluctuating shape of the black hole" and form an effectively two dimensional quantum thermal geometric atmosphere. The entropy from theseDebye" excitations is proportional to the area. Prospects of for the observation of the fluctuations are briefly discussed.
External references
- 25060036
- 73795bef-4325-406e-9b2a-dcbaf483c54f
