The thermodynamics of a black hole in equilibrium implies the breakdown of Einstein equations on a macroscopic near-horizon shell

• Main Authors: Anastopoulos, Charis, Savvidou, Ntina
• Other Authors: Αναστασόπουλος, Χάρης
• Format: Journal (paper)
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: General relativity; Quantum cosmology; SCOAP3; Γενική θεωρία της σχετικότητας; Κβαντική κοσμολογία

We study a black hole of mass M, enclosed within a spherical box, in equilibrium with its Hawking radiation. We show that the spacetime geometry inside the box is described by the Oppenheimer-Volkoff equations for radiation, except for a {\em thin shell} around the horizon. We use the maximum entrop...