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Navigating the Conjectural Labyrinth of the Black Hole Information Paradox

History and Philosophy of Physics 2023-10-06 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

This paper explores the enduring black hole information and firewall paradoxes, challenges that have prompted many proposals, conjectures, and theories. Noteworthy among these are the ER = EPR conjecture and AdS/CFT correspondence, which suggest possible avenues toward the yet-to-be-realized unified theory of quantum gravity. This discourse offers a comprehensive analysis of the aforementioned paradoxes, drawing upon insights from efforts to reconcile the schism between general relativity and quantum mechanics.

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@article{arxiv.2310.03607,
  title  = {Navigating the Conjectural Labyrinth of the Black Hole Information Paradox},
  author = {Galina Weinstein},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.03607},
  year   = {2023}
}