String theory and Hawking radiation

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Abstract

Recently string theory has succeeded in providing a microscopic basis for black hole thermodynamics and Hawking radiation. We review the main ideas which led to this development.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1646-1658
Number of pages13
JournalCurrent Science
Volume77
Issue number12
StatePublished - Dec 25 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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