Gravitation, Thermodynamics, and Quantum Theory

Details Gravitation, Thermodynamics, and Quantum Theory Gravitation, Thermodynamics, and Quantum Theory

1999-01-12

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9901033v1

Class.Quant.Grav.16:A177-A190,1999

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

24 pages, plain latex, to appear in special ``Millennium Issue'' of Class. Quant. Grav

Scientific paper

10.1088/0264-9381/16/12A/309

During the past 30 years, research in general relativity has brought to light strong hints of a very deep and fundamental relationship between gravitation, thermodynamics, and quantum theory. The most striking indication of such a relationship comes from black hole thermodynamics, where it appears that certain laws of black hole mechanics are, in fact, simply the ordinary laws of thermodynamics applied to a system containing a black hole. This article will review the present status of black hole thermodynamics and will discuss some of the related unresolved issues concerning gravitation, thermodynamics, and quantum theory.

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