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The Thermodynamics of Black Holes

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Wald, Robert M.·2001·Living Reviews in Relativity

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We review the present status of black hole thermodynamics. Our review includes discussion of classical black hole thermodynamics, Hawking radiation from black holes, the generalized second law, and the issue of entropy bounds. A brief survey also is given of approaches to the calculation of black hole entropy. We conclude with a discussion of some unresolved open issues.

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Authors
Wald, R. M.
Venue
Living Reviews in Relativity
Published
2001-07-09
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
6-6
ISSN
  • 1433-8351 (ISSN-L)
  • 2367-3613
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W2081528567
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758
References
82
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Type
journal article
Language
en
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