String thermalization at a black hole horizon

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Susskind has recently shown that a relativistic string approaching the event horizon of a black hole spreads in both the transverse and logitudinal directions in the reference frame of an outside observer. The transverse spreading can be described as a branching diffusion of wee string bits. This stochastic process provides a mechanism for thermalizing the quantum state of the string as it spreads across the stretched horizon.
All Related Versions

This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit: