407 research outputs found
A note on black hole entropy, area spectrum, and evaporation
We argue that a process where a fuzzy space splits in two others can be used
to explain the origin of the black hole entropy, and why a "generalized second
law of thermodynamics" appears to hold in the presence of black holes. We reach
the Bekenstein-Hawking formula from the count of the microstates of a black
hole modeled by a fuzzy space. In this approach, a discrete area spectrum for
the black hole, which becomes increasingly spaced as the black hole approaches
the Planck scale, is obtained. We show that, as a consequence of this, the
black hole radiation becomes less and less entropic as the black hole
evaporates, in a way that some information about its initial state could be
recovered.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Duality and fields redefinition in three dimensions
We analyze local fields redefinition and duality for gauge field theories in
three dimensions. We find that both Maxwell-Chern-Simons and the Self-Dual
models admits the same fields redefinition. Maxwell-Proca action and its dual
also share this property. We show explicitly that a gauge-fixing term has no
influence on duality and fields redefinition.Comment: 8 pages, suppressed contents. To appear in J. Phys.
Dirac quantization of a nonminimal gauged O(3) sigma model
The (2+1) dimensional gauged O(3) nonlinear sigma model with Chern-Simons
term is canonically quantized. Furthermore, we study a nonminimal coupling in
this model implemented by means of a Pauli-type term. It is shown that the set
of constraints of the model is modified by the introduction of the Pauli
coupling. Moreover, we found that the quantum commutator relations in the
nominimal case is independent of the Chern-Simons coefficient, in contrast to
the minimal one.Comment: 7 pages, to appear in Modern Physics Letters
Three-dimensional Dirac oscillator in a thermal bath
The thermal properties of the three-dimensional Dirac oscillator are
considered. The canonical partition function is determined, and the
high-temperature limit is assessed. The degeneracy of energy levels and their
physical implications on the main thermodynamic functions are analyzed,
revealing that these functions assume values greater than the one-dimensional
case. So that at high temperatures, the limit value of the specific heat is
three times bigger.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures. Text improved, references added. Revised to match
accepted version in Europhysics Letters
Topological mass generation to antisymmetric tensor matter field
We propose a mechanism to give mass to tensor matter field which preserve the
U(1) symmetry. We introduce a complex vector field that couples with the tensor
in a topological term. We also analyze the influence of the kinetic terms of
the complex vector in our mechanism.Comment: 5 pages, to appear in Europhysics Letter
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