The information paradox and the locality bound
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-11-10 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
Hawking's argument for information loss in black hole evaporation rests on the assumption of independent Hilbert spaces for the interior and exterior of a black hole. We argue that such independence cannot be established without incorporating strong gravitational effects that undermine locality and invalidate the use of quantum field theory in a semiclassical background geometry. These considerations should also play a role in a deeper understanding of horizon complementarity.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0402073,
title = {The information paradox and the locality bound},
author = {Steven B. Giddings and Matthew Lippert},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0402073},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
21 pages, harvmac; v2-3. minor corrections, references added