ar X iv : h ep - t h / 05 11 18 3 v 1 1 8 N ov 2 00 5 Radiation equations for black holes

ar X iv : h ep - t h / 05 11 26 1 v 1 25 N ov 2 00 5 ITP - UU - 05 / 33 SPIN - 05 / 27 August 2005 Supersymmetric Black Holes

Recent insights from string theory and supergravity on the macroscopic and the microscopic description of black hole entropy are discussed. To be published in the proceedings of the Symposium in honor of the 70th birthday of Julius Wess, München, 10-11 January, 2005.

ar X iv : h ep - t h / 05 11 26 1 v 1 2 5 N ov 2 00 5 ITP - UU - 05 / 33 SPIN - 05 / 27 August 2005

Recent insights from string theory and supergravity on the macroscopic and the microscopic description of black hole entropy are discussed. To be published in the proceedings of the Symposium in honor of the 70th birthday of Julius Wess, München, 10-11 January, 2005.

ar X iv : h ep - t h / 05 11 25 0 v 1 2 4 N ov 2 00 5 Hawking Radiation as Tunneling : the D dimensional rotating case

The tunneling method for the Hawking radiation is revisited and applied to the D dimensional rotating case. Emphasis is given to covariance of results. Certain ambiguities afflicting the procedure are resolved. PACS numbers: 04.70.-s, 04.70.Dy

ar X iv : h ep - t h / 05 11 16 1 v 1 1 6 N ov 2 00 5 The Effective Potential in the Massive φ 4 4 Model

ar X iv : h ep - t h / 05 11 23 3 v 1 2 3 N ov 2 00 5 One - loop f ( R ) Gravitational Modified Models

The one-loop quantisation of a general class of modified gravity models around a classical de Sitter background is presented. Application to the stability of the models is addressed.