Disappearance of the black hole singularity in loop quantum gravity

Leonardo Modesto
Phys. Rev. D 70, 124009 – Published 7 December 2004

Abstract

We apply techniques recently introduced in quantum cosmology to the Schwarzschild metric inside the horizon and near the black hole singularity at r=0. In particular, we use the quantization introduced by Husain and Winkler, which is suggested by Loop Quantum Gravity and is based on an alternative to the Schrödinger representation introduced by Halvorson. Using this quantization procedure, we show that the black hole singularity disappears and spacetime can be dynamically extended beyond the classical singularity.

  • Received 3 August 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.70.124009

©2004 American Physical Society

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Leonardo Modesto

  • Centre de Physique Théorique de Luminy, Université de la Méditerranée, Case 907, F-13288 Marseille, France
  • Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università di Torino INFN Sez. di Torino via P. Giuria 1 I-10125 Torino, Italy

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Vol. 70, Iss. 12 — 15 December 2004

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