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Black hole essay

Popular Physics 2019-01-07 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

This essay gives a very general introduction to Schwarzschild black holes. First, it focuses on some of its classical features as solutions to Einstein's theory of gravity. In the second part it discusses briefly some specific quantum aspects and how a black hole processes quantum information. No previous knowledge about black holes, gravity or quantum mechanics is required.

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@article{arxiv.1901.01045,
  title  = {Black hole essay},
  author = {Enrico M. Brehm},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.01045},
  year   = {2019}
}

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