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The physical meaning of the holographic principle

Quantum Physics 2022-11-22 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We show in this pedagogical review that far from being "an apparent law of physics that stands by itself" (R. Bousso, Rev. Mod. Phys. 74 (2002), 825-874), the holographic principle (HP) is a straightforward consequence of the quantum information theory of separable systems. It provides a basis for the theories of measurement, time, and scattering. Principles equivalent to the HP appear in both computer science and the life sciences, suggesting that the HP is not just a fundamental principle of physics, but of all of science.

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@article{arxiv.2210.16021,
  title  = {The physical meaning of the holographic principle},
  author = {Chris Fields and James F. Glazebrook and Antonino Marciano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.16021},
  year   = {2022}
}

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39 pages, 8 figures