Proof of the Generalized Second Law for Quasistationary Semiclassical Black Holes

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arxiv gr-qc/9302017 v4 pith:Q3JILBMF submitted 1993-02-15 gr-qc

Valery P. Frolov , Don N. Page This is my paper · ORCID

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A simple direct explicit proof of the generalized second law of black hole thermodynamics is given for a quasistationary semiclassical black hole.

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