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A generalized uncertainty principle in quantum gravity

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Maggiore, Michele·1993·Physics Letters B
DOI 10.1016/0370-2693(93)91401-8
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We discuss a Gedanken experiment for the measurement of the area of the apparent horizon of a black hole in quantum gravity. Using rather general and model-independent considerations we find a generalized uncertainty principle which agrees with a similar result obtained in the framework of string theories. The result indicates that a minimum length of the order of the Planck length emerges naturally from any quantum theory of gravity, and that the concept of black hole is not operationally defined if the mass is smaller than the Planck mass.

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Authors
Maggiore, M.
Venue
Physics Letters B
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1993-04
Volume
304
Issue
1-2
Pages
65-69
ISSN
0370-2693 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/0370-2693(93)91401-8
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1,105
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2
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Type
journal article
Language
en
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