Quantum black holes from null expansion operators

dc.creatorHusain, Viqar
dc.creatorWinkler, Oliver
dc.date2004-12-08
dc.date2005-09-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:28:08Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:28:08Z
dc.descriptionUsing a recently developed quantization of spherically symmetric gravity coupled to a scalar field, we give a construction of null expansion operators that allow a definition of general, fully dynamical quantum black holes. These operators capture the intuitive idea that classical black holes are defined by the presence of trapped surfaces, that is surfaces from which light cannot escape outward. They thus provide a mechanism for classifying quantum states of the system into those that describe quantum black holes and those that do not. We find that quantum horizons fluctuate, confirming long-held heuristic expectations. We also give explicit examples of quantum black hole states. The work sets a framework for addressing the puzzles of black hole physics in a fully quantized dynamical setting.
dc.description5 pages, version to appear in CQG
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0412039
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0412039
dc.identifierClass.Quant.Grav.22:L135-L142,2005
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/0264-9381/22/21/L02
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/177342
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleQuantum black holes from null expansion operators
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