Abstract
Using the quasilocal properties alone we show that the area spectrum of a black hole horizon must be discrete, independent of any specific quantum theory of gravity. The area spectrum is found to be half-integer spaced with values where . We argue that if microstate counting is carried out for quantum states residing on the horizon only, correction of over the Bekenstein-Hawking area law must arise in black hole entropy.
- Received 10 December 2019
- Revised 7 March 2020
- Accepted 23 June 2020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.041302
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Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)
Gravitation, Cosmology & Astrophysics