Solvable models of quantum black holes: a review on Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity

Living Rev Relativ. 2023;26(1):4. doi: 10.1007/s41114-023-00046-1. Epub 2023 Jul 31.

Abstract

We review recent developments in Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity. This is a simple solvable model of quantum gravity in two dimensions (that arises e.g. from the s-wave sector of higher dimensional gravity systems with spherical symmetry). Due to its solvability, it has proven to be a fruitful toy model to analyze important questions such as the relation between black holes and chaos, the role of wormholes in black hole physics and holography, and the way in which information that falls into a black hole can be recovered.

Keywords: Black holes; Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity; Quantum gravity; Solvable models.

Publication types

  • Review