Valentine, John; Prescot, Trevor
College of Science and Mathematics
Professor: Dr. Gardo Blado
ABSTRACT:
Although proven theoretically to exist, Hawking Radiation has yet to be detected. The paper titled “Gravitational Tunneling Radiation” by Mario Rabinowitz proposed a theory that the reason for this is the interference of other bodies on Black Holes. This interference would result in a lower gravitational barrier on the Black Hole and allow for different types of radiation emission other than Hawking Radiation. This results in a lower gravitational tunneling probability for particles to escape Black Holes.
However, Rabinowitz’s paper did not consider the effect quantum gravity would have via the Generalized Uncertainty Principle and in turn on the gravitational tunneling probability, which although ordinarily weak would be very strong near the event horizon of a black hole. In our research, we will attempt to re-examine Rabinowitz’s equations, taking into account the Generalized Uncertainty Principle, to determine if the effects of quantum gravity would either increase or decrease the tunneling probability of particles escaping a black hole. Determining this would help decide whether a form of radiation other than Hawking Radiation is being emitted from black holes, which would help determine why Hawking Radiation seems absent.
