[HN Gopher] The Black Hole Information Paradox Comes to an End
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       The Black Hole Information Paradox Comes to an End
        
       Author : colinprince
       Score  : 53 points
       Date   : 2020-11-14 13:42 UTC (9 hours ago)
        
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       | cbsmith wrote:
       | I dislike the "encrypted password" metaphor, but this is some
       | pretty great science journalism/writing.
        
       | tobmlt wrote:
       | If anyone with a strong stem background wants a minimal path to
       | understanding this (or at least seeing what it takes to
       | understand this) on a deeper level I have to recommend Leonard
       | Susskind's "Introduction To Black Holes, Information And The
       | String Theory Revolution: The Holographic Universe". It pulls no
       | punches.
       | 
       | Read it with Feynman's mantra in mind: (paraphrasing/retooling
       | The mantra for lesser mortals like myself) just dive in, read
       | until you don't understand, then go find a book for that part,
       | and read until you don't understand, etc etc. I recommend having
       | a "strong stem background" first or else this tactic may never
       | terminate. Maybe Lenny's Susskind's theoretical minimum course
       | could fit the bill for most of the background too, but I can't
       | vouch for how much GR is covered.
        
       | kgwgk wrote:
       | Discussed a couple of weeks ago:
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24940086
        
       | paulpauper wrote:
       | When people lament that physics is at a dead end, I look at
       | stories like this and think 'what are you talking about?' This
       | decade I think we will see significant breakthroughs in
       | theoretical physics.
        
       | idlewords wrote:
       | Buried a few paragraphs deep in the article: "The revised
       | semiclassical theory has yet to explain how exactly the
       | information gets out..."
       | 
       | So maybe the old paradox has some life left in it yet.
        
         | cbsmith wrote:
         | Headlines are always deliberately dramatic.
        
           | AmericanChopper wrote:
           | It's not even the headline
           | 
           | > The Most Famous Paradox in Physics Nears Its End
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           | I think the article was originally titled the same as the OP,
           | but then changed the headline after eventually realizing it
           | was wrong.
        
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