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arxiv: gr-qc/9908020 · v1 · pith:VP34VRVPnew · submitted 1999-08-06 · 🌀 gr-qc

Gravitational Thermodynamics of Space-time Foam in One-loop Approximation

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We show from one-loop quantum gravity and statistical thermodynamics that the thermodynamics of quantum foam in flat space-time and Schwarzschild space-time is exactly the same as that of Hawking-Unruh radiation in thermal equilibrium. This means we show unambiguously that Hawking-Unruh thermal radiation should contain thermal gravitons or the contribution of quantum space-time foam. As a by-product, we give also the quantum gravity correction in one-loop approximation to the classical black hole thermodynamics.

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