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The effect of a black hole on the classical physics of exterior electromagnetic fields can be expressed by replacing the black hole by a conducting membrane. We show that when we introduce quantum mechanics the currents in this membrane must also satisfy a quantum Langevin equation and that this, together with the nonzero transmission coefficient for the potential barrier around the hole in the membrane picture, gives rise to the Hawking radiation.
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Raine, D.J., Sciama, D.W. The membrane picture of Hawking radiation. J Stat Phys 77, 223–228 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02186841
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02186841