On black hole spectroscopy via quantum tunneling

Abstract

In recent work [\emph{Quantum tunneling and black hole spectroscopy, Phys. Lett.} B686 (2010) 279, arXiv:0907.4271, by Banerjee et al.], it has been shown, in the tunneling mechanism, the area spacing parameter of a black hole horizon is given by $\gamma =4$. In this paper, by carefully analyzing the tunneling process of the black hole radiation, we interestingly find that the most qualified candidate for a universal area gap in the tunneling mechanism is $\gamma =8\pi$. First, we develop the Banerjee's treatment and the Kunstatter's conjecture to revisit the black hole spectroscopy via quantum tunneling, and find for a real tunneling process, the area spacing parameter is given by the possible value $\gamma \ge 4$. That is, the previous model-dependent area spacing parameters, i.e. $\gamma =8\pi ,4\ln 3,4$, are all possible in the tunneling mechanism. Finally, some discussions are followed to find, in the tunneling mechanism, $\gamma =8\pi$ is the most qualified candidate for a universal area spacing parameter.

10 pages, submitted

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