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Understanding black holes and holographic plates
1:00:56 - 1:13:58 (13:01)
The theory that a black hole can store information on a holographic plate, sitting on the surface of the black hole, has been mathematically and intuitively understood with detailed explanations by string theorists.
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String Theory became a moment of truth when it corrected Einstein's approximate description, proving to be consistent and powerful enough to correct past theories.
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String Theory became a moment of truth when it corrected Einstein's approximate description, proving to be consistent and powerful enough to correct past theories.
ChapterUnderstanding black holes and holographic plates
Episode#359 – Andrew Strominger: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and Theoretical Physics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The holographic principle suggests that information about the entire volume of a black hole is encoded on its surface, or event horizon.
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The holographic principle suggests that information about the entire volume of a black hole is encoded on its surface, or event horizon. This principle is important for understanding the paradox of information loss in black holes.
ChapterUnderstanding black holes and holographic plates
Episode#359 – Andrew Strominger: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and Theoretical Physics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Scientists are able to understand how black holes store information on a holographic plate using a theory regarding subtle imprints that black holes leave on their horizon.
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Scientists are able to understand how black holes store information on a holographic plate using a theory regarding subtle imprints that black holes leave on their horizon. This theory, proposed by physicist John Wheeler, suggests that it is impossible, according to Einstein's theory, to know the difference between objects thrown into a black hole.