Uncomplexity and black hole geometry

Geometry of Black Hole Thermodynamics

The Hessian of the entropy function can be thought of as a metric tensor on the state space. In the context of thermodynamical fluctuation theory Ruppeiner has argued that the Riemannian geometry of this metric gives insight into the underlying statistical mechanical system; the claim is supported by numerous examples. We study this geometry for some families of black holes. It is flat for the ...

Quantum Geometry and Black Hole EntropyA

Black Hole Entropy and Finite Geometry

It is shown that the E6(6) symmetric entropy formula describing black holes and black strings in D = 5 is intimately tied to the geometry of the generalized quadrangle GQ(2, 4) with automorphism group the Weyl group W (E6). The 27 charges correspond to the points and the 45 terms in the entropy formula to the lines of GQ(2, 4). Different truncations with 15, 11 and 9 charges are represented by ...

Black Hole Entropy, Special Geometry and Strings

We review work done over the last years on the macroscopic and microscopic entropy of supersymmetric black holes in fourdimensional N = 2 supergravity and in N = 2 compactifications of string theory and M-theory. Particular emphasis is put on the crucial role of higher curvature terms and of modifications of the area law in obtaining agreement between the macroscopic entropy, which is a geometr...

Quantum Geometry and Black Hole Entropy

A ‘black hole sector’ of non-perturbative canonical quantum gravity is introduced. The quantum black hole degrees of freedom are shown to be described by a Chern-Simons field theory on the horizon. It is shown that the entropy of a large non-rotating black hole is proportional to its horizon area. The constant of proportionality depends upon the Immirzi parameter, which fixes the spectrum of th...