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Bantam (2016), 192 pages
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"It is said that fact is sometimes stranger than fiction, and nowhere is that more true than in the case of black holes. Black holes are stranger than anything dreamed up by science fiction writers." In 2016 Professor Stephen Hawking delivered the BBC Reith Lectures on a subject that fascinated him for decades - black holes. In these flagship lectures the legendary physicist argued that if we could only understand black holes and how they challenge the very nature of space and time, we could unlock the secrets of the universe.
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“The Einstein Equations don’t work at a singularity”
In “Black Holes – The Reith Lectures” by Stephen Hawking
“In space, no one can you scream; an in a black hole, no one can see you disappear.”
In “Black Holes – The Reith Lectures” by Stephen Hawking
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“We have reconsidered the black hole information paradox in light of recent insights into the infrared structure of quantum gravity. An explicit description has been given of a few of the pixels in the holographic plate at the future boundary of the horizon. Some information is accessibly stored on these pixels in the form of soft photons and gravitons. A complete description of the holographic plate and resolution of the information paradox remains an open challenge, which we have presented new and concrete tools to address.”
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In “Black Holes – The Reith Lectures” by Stephen Hawking
“In space, no one can you scream; an in a black hole, no one can see you disappear.”
In “Black Holes – The Reith Lectures” by Stephen Hawking
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physics, Hawking's paper, published 2016, states at the very end:“We have reconsidered the black hole information paradox in light of recent insights into the infrared structure of quantum gravity. An explicit description has been given of a few of the pixels in the holographic plate at the future boundary of the horizon. Some information is accessibly stored on these pixels in the form of soft photons and gravitons. A complete description of the holographic plate and resolution of the information paradox remains an open challenge, which we have presented new and concrete tools to address.”
If you're into Physics, read the rest on my blog.
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