Self-Gravitating Strings and String/Black Hole Correspondence

TL;DR

This paper explores the connection between self-gravitating strings and black holes, supporting the string/black hole correspondence conjecture through modeling and reproducing key results, and discusses quantum black hole degrees of freedom.

Contribution

It applies polymer sizing to model string collapse and reproduces known results, advancing understanding of string/black hole correspondence.

Findings

Reproduces Horowitz and Polchinski's results for self-gravitating strings

Supports the string/black hole correspondence hypothesis

Speculates on quantum degrees of freedom of black holes in string theory

Abstract

In a recent essay, we discussed the possibility of using polymer sizing to model the collapse of a single, long excited string to a black hole. In this letter, we apply this idea to bring further support to string/black hole correspondence. In particular, we reproduce Horowitz and Polchinki's results for self-gravitating fundamental strings and speculate on the nature of the quantum degrees of freedom of black holes in string theory.