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Black hole entropy and higher curvature interactions

Year: 1993

Type: article

Abstract: A general formula for the entropy of stationary black holes in Lovelock higher-curvature gravity theories is obtained by integrating the first law of black hole mechanics, which is derived by Hamiltonian methods. The entropy is not simply one quarter of the surface area of the horizon, but also includes a sum of intrinsic curvature invariants integrated over a cross section of the horizon.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.70.3684

Authors: Ted Jacobson, Robert C. Myers

Institutions: University of California, Santa Barbara, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, McGill University

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, University of California, Santa Barbara, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

OpenAlex ID: W1608772288

FWCI: 5.204

Cites: 37

Cited by: 452

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