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Black-hole entropy in loop quantum gravity

Krzysztof A Meissner 2004 Class. Quantum Grav. 21 5245-5251   doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/22/015  Help

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Krzysztof A Meissner
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Warsaw University Hoża 69, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland
E-mail: krzysztof.meissner@fuw.edu.pl

Abstract. We calculate the black-hole entropy in loop quantum gravity as a function of the horizon area and provide the exact formula for the leading and sub-leading terms. By comparison with the Bekenstein–Hawking formula, we uniquely fix the value of the 'quantum of area' in the theory.

PACS numbers: 04.70.Dy, 04.60.Pp

Print publication: Issue 22 (21 November 2004)
Received 23 September 2004
Published 29 October 2004

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