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Statistical Interpretation of the Bekenstein Entropy for Systems with a Stretched Horizon

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: For the two-charge extremal holes in string theory we show that the Bekenstein entropy obtained from the area of the stretched horizon has a statistical interpretation as a ``coarse graining entropy'': different microstates give geometries that differ near $r\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}0$, and the stretched horizon cuts off the metric at $r\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}b$ where these geometries start to differ.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.88.211303

Authors: Oleg Lunin, Samir D. Mathur

Institution: The Ohio State 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

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

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