Eugenio Bianchi

Eugenio Bianchi
Born (1979-02-16) 16 February 1979
Faicchio, Italy
Residence State College, United States
Nationality Italy
Alma mater Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Known for Bekenstein-Hawking formula
Loop quantum gravity
Awards Bronstein Prize(2013)
Banting Fellowship (2012)
Marie Curie Fellowship (2008)
Scientific career
Fields Theoretical physics
Institutions Pennsylvania State University,
Perimeter Institute,
Aix-Marseille Université
Doctoral advisor Pietro Menotti
Influences Carlo Rovelli

Eugenio Bianchi is an Italian theoretical physicist and assistant professor at the Pennsylvania State University who works on loop quantum gravity and black hole thermodynamics. He has derived the Bekenstein-Hawking formula S=A/4 for the entropy of non-extremal black holes from loop quantum gravity,[1][2] for all values of the Immirzi parameter.

References

  1. Bianchi, Eugenio (2012). "Entropy of Non-Extremal Black Holes from Loop Gravity". arXiv:1204.5122. Bibcode:2012arXiv1204.5122B.
  2. Diener, R. (2012). "How to build a black hole". Perimeter newsletter.


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