Classical versus quantum completeness

Stefan Hofmann and Marc Schneider
Phys. Rev. D 91, 125028 – Published 22 June 2015

Abstract

The notion of quantum-mechanical completeness is adapted to situations where the only adequate description is in terms of quantum field theory in curved space-times. It is then shown that Schwarzschild black holes, although geodesically incomplete, are quantum complete.

  • Received 22 April 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.91.125028

© 2015 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Stefan Hofmann* and Marc Schneider

  • Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics, Theresienstraße 37, 80333 München, Germany

  • *stefan.hofmann@physik.uni-muenchen.de
  • marc.schneider@physik.uni-muenchen.de

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Vol. 91, Iss. 12 — 15 June 2015

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