In this thesis, we study toy models of two-dimensional gravity. We first review two known models: the classical and quantum corrected CGHS models and the quantum corrected model of RST. These two models have black holes solutions with curvature singularities, similar to the Schwartzschild black hole. This singularity becomes naked in the RST model at a certain event during the evaporation. In the third chapter, we build a more general version with new quantum corrections beyond those presented in the RST model, which enable us to find a model without curvature singularities. We will also see that these new quantum corrections can affect the rate of Hawking radiation flowing from the black hole.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.22776 |
| Date | January 1995 |
| Creators | Michaud, Guy, 1971- |
| Contributors | Myers, Robert C. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Physics.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001460220, proquestno: MM05600, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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