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No drama in two-dimensional black hole evaporation
Phys. Rev. Research 6, L032055 – Published 5 September, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L032055
Abstract
We numerically calculate the spacetime describing the formation and evaporation of a regular black hole in 2D dilaton gravity. The apparent horizons evaporate smoothly in finite time to form a compact trapped region. We nevertheless see rich dynamics: an antitrapped region forms alongside the black hole and additional compact trapped and antitrapped regions are formed by backreaction effects as the mass radiates away. The spacetime is asymptotically flat at future null infinity and is free of singularities and Cauchy horizons. These results suggest that the evaporation of regular 2D black holes is unitary.
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