Quantum Effects in Black Holes. Particle Production

Abstract

So far, our description has completely ignored quantum specifics of interaction of matter and physical fields with black holes. Quantum effects are, indeed, insignificant for black holes of about solar mass (and greater). However, for a small-mass black hole these effects cannot be ignored; in fact, they qualitatively change the black hole evolution. They are also likely to become important for those regions inside a black hole where the classical theory predicts a spacetime singularity.