A J M Medved 2005 Class. Quantum Grav. 22 133 doi:10.1088/0264-9381/22/1/009
A J M Medved
Show affiliationsThere has been substantial interest, as of late, in the quantum-corrected form of the Bekenstein–Hawking black hole entropy. The consensus viewpoint is that the leading-order correction should be a logarithm of the horizon area; however, the value of the logarithmic prefactor remains a point of notable controversy. Very recently, Hod has employed statistical arguments that constrain this prefactor to be a non-negative integer. In the current paper, we invoke some independent considerations to argue that the 'best guess' for the prefactor might simply be zero. Significantly, this value complies with the prior prediction and, moreover, seems suggestive of some fundamental symmetry.
04.70.Dy Quantum aspects of black holes, evaporation, thermodynamics
Issue 1 (7 January 2005)
Received 8 August 2004, in final form 11 October 2004
Published 7 December 2004
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