Statistical mechanics of the three-dimensional Euclidean black hole

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997 · Physical Review, D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.55.878· OSTI ID:471236

Carlip, S ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (United States)

In its formulation as a Chern-Simons theory, three-dimensional general relativity induces a Wess-Zumino-Witten (WZW) action on spatial boundaries. Treating the horizon of the three-dimensional Euclidean black hole as a boundary, I count the states of the resulting WZW model, and show that when analytically continued back to Lorentzian signature, they yield the correct Bekenstein-Hawking entropy. The relevant states can be understood as {open_quotes}would-be gauge{close_quotes} degrees of freedom that become dynamical at the horizon. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}

• Research Organization: Univ. of California (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG03-91ER40674
• OSTI ID: 471236
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D, Vol. 55, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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