Uncertainty principle and the quantum fluctuations of the schwarzschild light cones

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1985-10-12

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World Scientific Publishing Company

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We consider the gravitational field of a point mass and show that the application of the uncertainty principle leads to (i) an uncertainty relation for the metric and its conjugate momentum and (ii) finite fluctuations of the light-cone at the event horizon.

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Quantum fluctuations, Schwarschild light cones, Gravitational field

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