13–17 Jul 2026
Kyung Hee University
Asia/Seoul timezone

Quantum corrections to tidal Love number for Schwarzschild black holes

17 Jul 2026, 17:00
30m
Kyung Hee University

Kyung Hee University

26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447

Speaker

Myungbo Shim (Yau Mathematical Sciences Center, Tsinghua University)

Description

A sum rule for tidal Love number is derived from quantum field theory computations, which relates tidal susceptibility of a spinless body to transition rates of its single graviton emission processes. An analogous sum rule for electromagnetism is given as an example, which is substantiated by comparing it to the solved problem of the hydrogen atom. Based on the semiclassical Hawking radiation spectrum, a finite nonvanishing value for quantum corrections to the Love number of Schwarzschild black holes in general relativity is computed using the sum rule, which is known to classically vanish. If time permits, the role of tidal Love numbers in black hole thermodynamics would be discussed. This talk is based on [hep-th: 2011.03337] with Jung-Wook Kim.

Author

Myungbo Shim (Yau Mathematical Sciences Center, Tsinghua University)

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