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The Fuzzball Paradigm
Samir D. Mathur, Madhur Mehta
We describe the puzzles that arise in the quantum theory of black holes, and explain how they are resolved in string theory. We review how the Bekenstein entropy is obtained throug…
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The universal thermodynamic properties of Extremely Compact Objects
Samir D. Mathur, Madhur Mehta
An extremely compact object (ECO) is defined as a quantum object without horizon, whose radius is just a small distance outside its Schwarzschild radius. We show that any ECO o…