The Black Hole Information Problem
High Energy Physics - Theory
2016-12-21 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
The black hole information problem has been a challenge since Hawking's original 1975 paper. It led to the discovery of AdS/CFT, which gave a partial resolution of the paradox. However, recent developments, in particular the firewall puzzle, show that there is much that we do not understand. I review the black hole, Hawking radiation, and the Page curve, and the classic form of the paradox. I discuss AdS/CFT as a partial resolution. I then discuss black hole complementarity and its limitations, leading to many proposals for different kinds of `drama.' I conclude with some recent ideas.
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@article{arxiv.1609.04036,
title = {The Black Hole Information Problem},
author = {Joseph Polchinski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.04036},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
45 pages. Presented at the 2014-15 Jerusalem Winter School and the 2015 TASI