Electromagnetic fields in Schwarzschild and Reissner-Nordström geometry: Quantum corrections to the black hole entropy

Guido Cognola and Paola Lecca
Phys. Rev. D 57, 1108 – Published 15 January 1998
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Abstract

Using standard coordinates, the Maxwell equations in Reissner-Nordström geometry are written in terms of a couple of scalar fields satisfying Klein-Gordon-like equations. The density of states is derived in the semiclassical approximation and the first quantum correction to black hole entropy is computed by using the brick-wall model.

  • Received 10 June 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.57.1108

©1998 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Guido Cognola*

  • Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Gruppo Collegato di Trento, Italy

Paola Lecca

  • Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento, Italy

  • *Electronic address: cognola@science.unitn.it

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Vol. 57, Iss. 2 — 15 January 1998

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