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Physics of Black Holes pp 89–123Cite as

Black Hole Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

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We have known for more than 30 years that black holes behave as thermodynamic systems, radiating as black bodies with characteristic temperatures and entropies. This behavior is not only interesting in its own right; it could also, through a statistical mechanical description, cast light on some of the deep problems of quantizing gravity. In these lectures, I review what we currently know about black hole thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, suggest a rather speculative “universal” characterization of the underlying states, and describe some key open questions.

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Carlip, S. (2009). Black Hole Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. In: Papantonopoulos, E. (eds) Physics of Black Holes. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 769. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88460-6_3

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