Loop quantum dynamics of the Schwarzschild interior
Christian G. BöhmerDepartment of Mathematics, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United KingdomKevin VanderslootInstitute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry, Physics Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
2007en
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Abstract
We examine the Schwarzschild interior of a black hole, incorporating quantum gravitational modifications due to loop quantum gravity. We consider an improved loop quantization using techniques that have proven successful in loop quantum cosmology. The central Schwarzschild singularity is resolved and the implications for the fate of an in-falling test particle in the interior region is discussed. The singularity is replaced by a Nariai type universe. We discuss the resulting conformal diagram, providing a clear geometrical interpretation of the quantum effects.
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