Searching for Quantum Black Hole Structure with the Event Horizon Telescope
Abstract
The impressive images from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) sharpen the conflict between our observations of gravitational phenomena and the principles of quantum mechanics. Two related scenarios for reconciling quantum mechanics with the existence of black hole-like objects, with “minimal” departure from general relativity and local quantum field theory, have been explored; one of these could produce signatures visible to EHT observations. A specific target is temporal variability of images, with a characteristic time scale determined by the classical black hole radius. The absence of evidence for such variability in the initial observational span of seven days is not expected to strongly constrain such variability. Theoretical and observational next steps towards investigating such scenarios are outlined.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States); European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1600690
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1777254
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0011702
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Universe
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 2218-1997
- Publisher:
- MDPI
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; black holes; Event Horizon Telescope; quantum gravity
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Giddings, Steven B. Searching for Quantum Black Hole Structure with the Event Horizon Telescope. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.3390/universe5090201.
Giddings, Steven B. Searching for Quantum Black Hole Structure with the Event Horizon Telescope. United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe5090201
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"Searching for Quantum Black Hole Structure with the Event Horizon Telescope". United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe5090201. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1600690.
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title = {Searching for Quantum Black Hole Structure with the Event Horizon Telescope},
author = {Giddings, Steven B.},
abstractNote = {The impressive images from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) sharpen the conflict between our observations of gravitational phenomena and the principles of quantum mechanics. Two related scenarios for reconciling quantum mechanics with the existence of black hole-like objects, with “minimal” departure from general relativity and local quantum field theory, have been explored; one of these could produce signatures visible to EHT observations. A specific target is temporal variability of images, with a characteristic time scale determined by the classical black hole radius. The absence of evidence for such variability in the initial observational span of seven days is not expected to strongly constrain such variability. Theoretical and observational next steps towards investigating such scenarios are outlined.},
doi = {10.3390/universe5090201},
journal = {Universe},
number = 9,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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