Why is the black hole entropy (almost) linear in the horizon area?

Gilad Gour, Avraham E. Mayo

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DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.63.064005
Published: 2001-02-09
Container: Physical Review D
Publisher: American Physical Society (APS)
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@article{allodium:10.1103/physrevd.63.064005,
  title = {Why is the black hole entropy (almost) linear in the horizon area?},
  author = {Gilad Gour and Avraham E. Mayo},
  year = {2001},
  journal = {Physical Review D},
  doi = {10.1103/physrevd.63.064005},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.63.064005}
}

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AU  - Gilad Gour
AU  - Avraham E. Mayo
PY  - 2001
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DO  - 10.1103/physrevd.63.064005
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Gour, G., & Mayo, A. E. (2001). Why is the black hole entropy (almost) linear in the horizon area?. Physical Review D. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.63.064005

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