Subtleties in the quasi-classical calculation of Hawking radiation

Abstract

he quasi-classical method of deriving Hawking radiation is investigated. In order to recover the original Hawking temperature one must take into account a previously ignored contribution coming from the temporal part of the action. This contribution plus a contribution coming from the spatial part of the action gives the correct temperature.

6 pages revtex. Honorable Mention in 2008 GRF essay contest, typos fixed, sign errors corrected. To be published in Special Issue of IJMPD

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