Evolution of Black Holes in Anti-de Sitter Spacetime and the Firewall Controversy

• Main Author: Ong, Yen Chin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum field theory.; String theory.; Gravitation.; Astrophysics.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.

This thesis focuses on the recent firewall controversy surrounding evaporating black holes, and shows that in the best understood example concerning electrically charged black holes with a flat event horizon in anti-de Sitter (AdS) spacetime, the firewall does not arise. The firewall, which surround...