Hawking for beginners: A dimensional analysis activity to perform in the classroom
Keywords: Hawking temperature; black holes; dimensional analysis; high school students
Abstract
In this paper we present a simple dimensional analysis exercise that allows us to derive the equation for the Hawking temperature of a black hole. The exercise is intended for high school students, and it is developed from a chapter of Stephen Hawking's bestseller A Brief History of Time.
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| Título según SCOPUS: | Hawking for beginners: A dimensional analysis activity to perform in the classroom |
| Título de la Revista: | Physics Education |
| Volumen: | 55 |
| Número: | 4 |
| Editorial: | Institute of Physics |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| Idioma: | English |
| DOI: |
10.1088/1361-6552/ab8ccc |
| Notas: | SCOPUS |