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We show using simple arguments, that the conceptual triad of a {\it classical} black hole, semi-classical Hawking emission and geometry quantization is inherently, mutually incompatible. Presence of any two explicitly violates the third. We…

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Dynamical black-hole scenarios have been developed in loop quantum gravity in various ways, combining results from mini and midisuperspace models. In the past, the underlying geometry of space-time has often been expressed in terms of line…

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The singularity theorems of classical general relativity are briefly reviewed. The extent to which their conclusions might still apply when quantum theory is taken into account is discussed. There are two distinct quantum loopholes: quantum…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 L. H. Ford

Accounting for resources is the central issue in computational efficiency. We point out physical constraints implicit in information readout that have been overlooked in classical computing. The basic particle-counting mode of read-out sets…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Wallentowitz , I. A. Walmsley , J. H. Eberly

Black holes are more than just odd-looking curiosities in gravity theory. They uniquely intertwine the basic principles of General Relativity with those of Quantum Theory. Just by demanding that they nevertheless obey acceptable laws of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-11-28 Gerard t Hooft

Black holes merge together different field of physics. From General Relativity over thermodynamics and quantum field theory, they do now also reach into the regime of particle and collider physics. In the presence of additional compactified…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 Sabine Hossenfelder

The time evolution of black holes involves both the canonical equations of quantum gravity and the statistical mechanics of Hawking radiation, neither of which contains a time variable. In order to introduce the time, we apply the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 Roberto Casadio

Quantum computers are expected to revolutionize our ability to process information. The advancement from classical to quantum computing is a product of our advancement from classical to quantum physics -- the more our understanding of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-14 Omri Shmueli

We obtain the strongest separation between quantum and classical query complexity known to date -- specifically, we define a black-box problem that requires exponentially many queries in the classical bounded-error case, but can be solved…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Niel de Beaudrap , Richard Cleve , John Watrous

While closed timelike curves (CTCs) are not known to exist, studying their consequences has led to nontrivial insights in general relativity, quantum information, and other areas. In this paper we show that if CTCs existed, then quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Scott Aaronson , John Watrous

A relativistic framework for the description of bound states consisting of a large number of quantum constituents is presented, and applied to black-hole interiors. At the parton level, the constituent distribution, number and energy…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-10-27 Stefan Hofmann , Tehseen Rug

These are the lecture notes for an introductory course on black holes and some aspects of their interaction with the classical and quantum world. The focus is on phenomena of "fundamental physics" in the immediate surroundings of the black…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-12-05 Roberto Emparan , Elvis Barakovic , Roukaya Dekhil , Filip Rescic

The longstanding issue of general covariance in effective models of quantum gravity is addressed, which arises when canonical quantum gravity leads to a semiclassical model described by an effective Hamiltonian constraint. In the context of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-05 Cong Zhang , Jerzy Lewandowski , Yongge Ma , Jinsong Yang

The prediction of spacetime singularities, regions of infinite curvature where classical physics breaks down, is one of the most profound challenges in General Relativity (GR). In particular, black hole solutions such as the Schwarzschild…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-18 Jose Pinedo Soto

As a mysterious celestial body predicted by General Relativity, black holes have been confirmed by observations in recent years. But there are still many unknown properties waiting for us to discover, one of the famous problems is the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-02-21 Ruifeng Zheng , Taotao Qiu

Tasked with the challenge to build better and better computers, quantum computing and classical computing face the same conundrum: the success of classical computing systems. Small quantum computing systems have been demonstrated, and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-08-05 Rodney Van Meter

Significant advances in the development of computing devices based on quantum effects and the demonstration of their use to solve various problems have rekindled interest in the nature of the "quantum computational advantage." Although…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-11-01 Aleksey K. Fedorov , Evgeniy O. Kiktenko , Nikolay N. Kolachevsky

We review some recent results obtained for black holes using effective field theory methods applied to quantum gravity, in particular the unique effective action. Black holes are complex thermodynamical objects that not only have a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-02-08 Xavier Calmet , Folkert Kuipers

Recent theoretical results confirm that quantum theory provides the possibility of new ways of performing efficient calculations. The most striking example is the factoring problem. It has recently been shown that computers that exploit…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 Adriano Barenco

Quantum complexity is conjectured to probe inside of black hole horizons (or wormhole) via gauge gravity correspondence. In order to have a better understanding of this correspondence, we study time evolutions of complexities for generic…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-04-11 Koji Hashimoto , Norihiro Iizuka , Sotaro Sugishita