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Phys. Rev. D 75, 064009 (2007) [4 pages]

Black hole evaporation in a thermalized final-state projection model

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A. Fabbri and A. Pérez
Departamento de Física Teórica and IFIC, Universidad de Valencia-CSIC, Dr. Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Spain

Received 21 November 2006; published 12 March 2007

We propose a modified version of the Horowitz-Maldacena final-state boundary condition based upon a matter-radiation thermalization hypothesis on the Black Hole interior, which translates into a particular entangled state with thermal Schmidt coefficients. We investigate the consequences of this proposal for matter entering the horizon, as described by a Canonical density matrix characterized by the matter temperature T. The emitted radiation is explicitly calculated and is shown to follow a thermal spectrum with an effective temperature Teff. We analyze the evaporation process in the quasistatic approximation, highlighting important differences in the late stages with respect to the usual semiclassical evolution, and calculate the fidelity of the emitted Hawking radiation relative to the infalling matter.

© 2007 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.75.064009
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.75.064009
PACS:
04.70.Dy, 03.67.-a