Black Hole Entropy in the Chern-Simons Formulation of 2+1 Gravity

Abstract

We examine Carlip's derivation of the 2+1 Minkowskian black hole entropy. A simplified derivation of the boundary action -valid for any value of the level k- is given.

6 pages, RevTeX, minor changes. Old title "Some remarks on Carlip's derivation of the 2+1 black hole entropy". Version to appear in Phys. Rev. D

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