Black Hole Entropy from Non-Perturbative Gauge Theory
نویسندگان
چکیده
We present the details of a mean-field approximation scheme for the quantum mechanics of N D0-branes at finite temperature. The approximation can be applied at strong 't Hooft coupling. We find that the resulting entropy is in good agreement with the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of a ten-dimensional non-extremal black hole with 0-brane charge. This result is in accord with the duality conjectured by Itzhaki, Maldacena, Sonnenschein and Yankielowicz. We discuss ways of resolving the black hole horizon, and also study the spectrum of single-string excitations within the quantum mechanics.
منابع مشابه
On Non-Critical Superstring/Black Hole Transition
An interesting case of string/black hole transition occurs in two-dimensional non-critical string theory dressed with a compact CFT. In these models the high energy densities of states of perturbative strings and black holes have the same leading behavior when the Hawking temperature of the black hole is equal to the Hagedorn temperature of perturbative strings. We compare the first subleading ...
متن کاملProbing Black Holes in Non-Perturbative Gauge Theory
We use a 0-brane to probe a ten-dimensional near-extremal black hole with N units of 0-brane charge. We work directly in the dual strongly-coupled quantum mechanics, using mean-field methods to describe the black hole background non-perturbatively. We obtain the distribution of W boson masses, and find a clear separation between light and heavy degrees of freedom. To localize the probe we intro...
متن کاملRecent Developments in String Theory: From Perturbative Dualities to M-Theory
These lectures intend to give a pedagogical introduction into some of the developments in string theory during the last years. They include perturbative T-duality and non perturbative Sand U-dualities, their unavoidable demand for D-branes, an example of enhanced gauge symmetry at fixed points of the T-duality group, a review of classical solitonic solutions in general relativity, gauge theorie...
متن کاملTitle of dissertation : VACUUM ENTANGLEMENT AND BLACK HOLE ENTROPY OF GAUGE FIELDS
Title of dissertation: VACUUM ENTANGLEMENT AND BLACK HOLE ENTROPY OF GAUGE FIELDS William Donnelly, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012 Dissertation directed by: Professor Theodore Jacobson Department of Physics Black holes in general relativity carry an entropy whose value is given by the Bekenstein-Hawking formula, but whose statistical origin remains obscure. Such horizons also possess an entanglemen...
متن کاملApparent horizons, black hole entropy and loop quantum gravity
In recent work on black hole entropy in non-perturbative quantum gravity, an action for the black hole sector of the phase space is introduced and (partially) quantized. We give a number of observations on this and related works. In particular we show that (i) the entropy calculation applies without change to generally covariant theories having no black hole solutions, (ii) the phase space cons...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
دوره شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001