Passing through the Firewall
High Energy Physics - Theory
2013-06-05 v2
Abstract
We propose that black hole information is encoded in non-local correlations between microscopic interior and exterior degrees of freedom. We give a simple qubit representation of this proposal, and show herein that for every black hole state, the apparent firewall can be removed via a universal, state independent unitary transformation. A central element in our discussion is the distinction between virtual qubits, which are in a specified vacuum state, and real qubits, that carry the free quantum information of the black hole. We outline how our proposal may be realized in AdS/CFT
Cite
@article{arxiv.1306.0515,
title = {Passing through the Firewall},
author = {Erik Verlinde and Herman Verlinde},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.0515},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
6 pages, prd-style, 1 figure