A Statistical Mechanical Interpretation of Black Hole Entropy Based on an Orthonormal Frame Action
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Carlip has shown that the entropy of the three-dimensional black hole has its origin in the statistical mechanics of microscopic states living at the horizon. Beginning with a certain orthonormal frame action, and applying similar methods, I show that an analogous result extends to the (Euclidean) black hole in any spacetime dimension. However, this approach still faces many interesting challenges, both technical and conceptual.
26 pages, no figures, Latex, submitted to Phys. Rev. D
26 pages, no figures, Latex, submitted to Phys. Rev. D