Schwarzschild Black Holes from Matrix Theory

T. Banks, W. Fischler, I. R. Klebanov, and L. Susskind
Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 226 – Published 12 January 1998
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Abstract

We consider matrix theory compactified on T3 and show that it correctly describes the properties of Schwarzschild black holes in 7+1 dimensions, including the mass-entropy relation, the Hawking temperature, and the physical size, up to numerical factors of order unity. The most economical description involves setting the cutoff N in the discretized light-cone quantization to be of order the black hole entropy. A crucial ingredient necessary for our work is the recently proposed equation of state for 3+1 dimensional supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory with 16 supercharges. We give detailed arguments for the range of validity of this equation following the methods of Horowitz and Polchinski.

  • Received 22 September 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.226

©1998 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

T. Banks1, W. Fischler2, I. R. Klebanov3, and L. Susskind4,*

  • 1Serin Physics Labs, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855
  • 2Physics Department, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712
  • 3Joseph Henry Laboratories, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
  • 4Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 08540

  • *Permanent address: Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305.

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Vol. 80, Iss. 2 — 12 January 1998

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