The Effective Theory of Quantum Black Holes

TL;DR

This paper develops an effective framework to incorporate quantum corrections into black hole physics, providing a systematic expansion of physical quantities like horizon, temperature, and entropy without relying on a specific quantum gravity model.

Contribution

It introduces a novel effective theory approach that captures quantum effects in black holes through an inverse power expansion, generalizing classical results.

Findings

Quantum corrections expressed as inverse powers of black hole mass.

Derived formulas for horizon, temperature, and entropy including quantum effects.

Framework applicable without assuming a specific quantum gravity model.

Abstract

We explore the quantum nature of black holes by introducing an effective framework that takes into account deviations from the classical results. The approach is based on introducing quantum corrections to the classical Schwarzschild geometry in a way that is consistent with the physical scales of the black hole and its classical symmetries. This is achieved by organizing the quantum corrections in inverse powers of a physical distance. By solving the system in a self-consistent way we show that the derived physical quantities, such as event horizons, temperature and entropy can be expressed in a well defined expansion in the inverse powers of the black hole mass. The approach captures the general form of the quantum corrections to black hole physics without requiring to commit to a specific model of quantum gravity.