Padmanabhan, T.2012-03-012012-03-011989-04-03http://hdl.handle.net/11007/48The volume of phase space g( E) available for a system with a definite energy E plays an important role in statistical mechanics. We compute g(E) for a test particle in Schwarzschild geometry and show that it diverges as the source evolves to form a black hole. The implications of the result are discussed.enIncipient blackholePhase volume - non-relativistic potentialsPhase volume - general relativityArticle