On the degrees of freedom of a black hole
arXiv:2001.05716
Abstract
By examining whether black holes fulfill the theorem of equipartition of energy we find that the notion of degrees of freedom, previously introduced for cosmic horizons, is meaningful in the case of Schwarzschild and Kerr black holes. However, for Reissner-Nördstrom and Kerr-Newman black holes this notion fails.
8 pages, no figures. Key words: gravity, black holes, statistical mechanics, equipartition theorem. Comments appreciated