• Title of article

    Spectroscopy of the quantum black hole

  • Author/Authors

    Jacob D. Bekenstein، نويسنده , , V.F. Mukhanov، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1995
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    7
  • To page
    12
  • Abstract
    We develop the idea that, in quantum gravity where the horizon fluctuates, a black hole should have a discrete mass spectrum with concomitant line emission. Simple arguments fix the spacing of the lines, which should be broad but unblended. Assuming uniformity of the matrix elements for quantum transitions between near levels, we work out the probabilities for the emission of a specified series of quanta and the intensities of the spectral lines. The thermal character of the radiation is entirely due to the degeneracy of the levels, the same degeneracy that becomes manifest as black hole entropy. One prediction is that there should be no lines with wavelength of the order of the black hole size or larger. This makes it possible to test quantum gravity with black holes well above Planck scale.
  • Journal title
    PHYSICS LETTERS B
  • Serial Year
    1995
  • Journal title
    PHYSICS LETTERS B
  • Record number

    905742