Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
1996-02-09
Nucl.Phys.B472:591-610,1996
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
18 pages, uses harvmac and psfig. The new version of the paper corrects various errors, omissions and obscurities of the origi
Scientific paper
10.1016/0550-3213(96)00225-8
Strominger and Vafa have used D-brane technology to identify and precisely count the degenerate quantum states responsible for the entropy of certain extremal, BPS-saturated black holes. Here we give a Type-II D-brane description of a class of extremal {\it and} non-extremal five-dimensional Reissner-Nordstr\"om solutions and identify a corresponding set of degenerate D-brane configurations. We use this information to do a string theory calculation of the entropy, radiation rate and ``Hawking'' temperature. The results agree perfectly with standard Hawking results for the corresponding nearly extremal Reissner-Nordstr\"om black holes. Although these calculations suffer from open-string strong coupling problems, we give some reasons to believe that they are nonetheless qualitatively reliable. In this optimistic scenario there would be no ``information loss'' in black hole quantum evolution.
Callan Curtis G.
Maldacena Juan M.
No associations
LandOfFree
D-brane Approach to Black Hole Quantum Mechanics does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with D-brane Approach to Black Hole Quantum Mechanics, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and D-brane Approach to Black Hole Quantum Mechanics will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-638600