This thesis reviews the use of 2-dimensional conformal field theory applied to gravity,
specifically calculating Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of black holes in (2+1) dimensions.
A brief review of general relativity, Conformal Field Theory, energy extraction
from black holes, and black hole thermodynamics will be given. The Cardy formula,
which calculates the entropy of a black hole from the AdS/CFT duality, will be shown
to calculate the correct Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of the static and rotating BTZ
black holes. The first law of black hole thermodynamics of the static, rotating, and
charged-rotating BTZ black holes will be verified. / vii, 119 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:ALU.w.uleth.ca/dspace#10133/3109 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Sidhu, Steve |
| Contributors | Das, Saurya, Walton, Mark |
| Publisher | Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, c2012, Arts and Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Relation | Thesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science) |
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