Entropy and Area

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1993-03-09

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9303048v2

Phys.Rev.Lett. 71 (1993) 666-669

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

10 pages, in Plain TeX with one figure included, LBL-33754. (Revised version adds an important reference and corrects minor ty

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.666

The ground state density matrix for a massless free field is traced over the
degrees of freedom residing inside an imaginary sphere; the resulting entropy
is shown to be proportional to the area (and not the volume) of the sphere.
Possible connections with the physics of black holes are discussed.

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