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"Information, please... ?"

Popular Physics 2007-05-23 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory History and Philosophy of Physics Physics and Society Quantum Physics

Abstract

Stephen Hawking's recent concession that black holes do not irretrievably eradicate information after all has garnered much attention. It is refreshing to see the public focused, if just for a moment, on an important conundrum that has fascinated theoretical physicists for three decades, and prompted much conceptual progress. The scientific issues, however, remain much less settled than Dr. Hawking's celebrated wager on the question.

Cite

@article{arxiv.physics/0408033,
  title  = {"Information, please... ?"},
  author = {Paul Ginsparg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0408033},
  year   = {2007}
}