Pure states don't wear black
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2011-08-04 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
Recently, string theory has provided some remarkable new insights into the microphysics of black holes. I argue that a simple and important lesson is also provided with regards to the information loss paradox, namely, pure quantum states do not form black holes! Thus it seems black hole formation, as well as evaporation, must be understood within the framework of quantum decoherence.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9705065,
title = {Pure states don't wear black},
author = {Robert C. Myers},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9705065},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
6 pages, harvmac.tex, awarded First Prize in the Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition, to appear in General Relativity and Gravitation