Elementary particles under the lens of the black holes
arXiv:gr-qc/0301037 · doi:10.1590/S0103-97332004000200005
Abstract
After a brief review of the historical development and CLASSICAL properties of the BLACK HOLES, we discuss how our present knowledge of some of their QUANTUM properties shed light on the very concept of ELEMENTARY PARTICLE. As an illustration, we discuss in this context the decay of accelerated protons, which may be also relevant to astrophysics.
arXiv comment6 pages, Proceedings of the XXIII Brazilian National Meeting on Particles Physics and Fields. To appear in special issue of the Brazilian Journal of Physics