Black Hole Thermodynamics from Calculations in Strongly Coupled Gauge Theory

Journal Article · Mon Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2001 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.1426· OSTI ID:40205825

Kabat, Daniel; Lifschytz, Gilad; Lowe, David A

We develop an approximation scheme for the quantum mechanics of N D0-branes at finite temperature in the 't Hooft large-N limit. The entropy of the quantum mechanics calculated using this approximation agrees well with the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of a ten-dimensional nonextremal black hole with 0-brane charge. This result is in accordance with the duality conjectured by Itzhaki, Maldacena, Sonnenschein, and Yankielowicz [Phys.Rev.D 58, 046004 (1998)]. Our approximation scheme provides a model for the density matrix which describes a black hole in the strongly coupled quantum mechanics.

• Sponsoring Organization: (US)
• OSTI ID: 40205825
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 86, Issue 8; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.1426; Othernumber: PRLTAO000086000008001426000001; 060106PRL; PBD: 19 Feb 2001; ISSN 0031-9007
• Publisher: The American Physical Society
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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