Conformal field theory and black hole physics
| dc.contributor.author | Sidhu, Steve | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Das, Saurya | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Walton, Mark A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-08-15T18:21:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-08-15T18:21:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.degree.level | Masters | |
| dc.description | vii, 119 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis reviews the use of 2-dimensional conformal field theory applied to gravity, specifically calculating Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of black holes in (2+1) dimensions. A brief review of general relativity, Conformal Field Theory, energy extraction from black holes, and black hole thermodynamics will be given. The Cardy formula, which calculates the entropy of a black hole from the AdS/CFT duality, will be shown to calculate the correct Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of the static and rotating BTZ black holes. The first law of black hole thermodynamics of the static, rotating, and charged-rotating BTZ black holes will be verified. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10133/3109 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, c2012 | en_US |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Physics and Astronomy | en_US |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Arts and Science | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Thesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Conformal invariants | en_US |
| dc.subject | Field theory (Physics) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gravitation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Einstein field equations | en_US |
| dc.subject | Black holes (Astronomy) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dissertations, Academic | en_US |
| dc.title | Conformal field theory and black hole physics | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |