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Black Hole Entropy from Conformal Field Theory in Any Dimension

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Restricted to a black hole horizon, the ``gauge'' algebra of surface deformations in general relativity contains a Virasoro subalgebra with a calculable central charge. The fields in any quantum theory of gravity must transform accordingly, i.e., they must admit a conformal field theory description. Applying Cardy's formula for the asymptotic density of states, I use this result to derive the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy. This method is universal---it holds for any black hole, and requires no details of quantum gravity---but it is also explicitly statistical mechanical, based on counting microscopic states.

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Hawking radiation from black holes in 2+1 dimensions

gr-qc · 2026-04-23 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0 · 2 refs

Black hole horizons in 2+1D are composed of quantized length quanta 8π ℓ_P n, producing entropy near the Bekenstein-Hawking value and a local Hawking spectrum via a length ensemble.

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  • Hawking radiation from black holes in 2+1 dimensions gr-qc · 2026-04-23 · unverdicted · none · ref 34 · 2 links · internal anchor

    Black hole horizons in 2+1D are composed of quantized length quanta 8π ℓ_P n, producing entropy near the Bekenstein-Hawking value and a local Hawking spectrum via a length ensemble.

  • Thermodynamics vs Teleodynamics: A Cosmological Divide? gr-qc · 2025-12-04 · unverdicted · none · ref 21 · internal anchor

    Stationary black holes obey ordinary thermodynamics but cosmology requires memory-bearing teleodynamics, with horizon memory causing deviations from the area law.