An effective field theory of quantum mechanical black hole horizons
Abstract
We develop an effective theory which describes black holes with quantum mechanical horizons that is valid at scales long compared to the Schwarzschild radius but short compared to the lifetime of the black hole. Our formalism allows one to calculate the quantum mechanical effects in scattering processes involving black hole asymptotic states. We point out that the EFT Wightman functions which describe Hawking radiation in the Unruh vacuum are not Planck suppressed and are actually enhanced relative to those in the Boulware vacuum, for which such radiation is absent. We elaborate on this point showing how the non-Planck suppressed effects of Hawking radiation cancel in classical observables.
- Authors:
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- Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
- Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1755680
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0010118; FG02-04ER41338; SC0017660; FG02-06ER41449
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online); Journal Volume: 2020; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1029-8479
- Publisher:
- Springer Berlin
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Black Holes; Effective Field Theories; Models of Quantum Gravity
Citation Formats
Goldberger, Walter D., and Rothstein, Ira Z. An effective field theory of quantum mechanical black hole horizons. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1007/jhep04(2020)056.
Goldberger, Walter D., & Rothstein, Ira Z. An effective field theory of quantum mechanical black hole horizons. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep04(2020)056
Goldberger, Walter D., and Rothstein, Ira Z. Thu .
"An effective field theory of quantum mechanical black hole horizons". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep04(2020)056. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1755680.
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title = {An effective field theory of quantum mechanical black hole horizons},
author = {Goldberger, Walter D. and Rothstein, Ira Z.},
abstractNote = {We develop an effective theory which describes black holes with quantum mechanical horizons that is valid at scales long compared to the Schwarzschild radius but short compared to the lifetime of the black hole. Our formalism allows one to calculate the quantum mechanical effects in scattering processes involving black hole asymptotic states. We point out that the EFT Wightman functions which describe Hawking radiation in the Unruh vacuum are not Planck suppressed and are actually enhanced relative to those in the Boulware vacuum, for which such radiation is absent. We elaborate on this point showing how the non-Planck suppressed effects of Hawking radiation cancel in classical observables.},
doi = {10.1007/jhep04(2020)056},
journal = {Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)},
number = 4,
volume = 2020,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}
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