Do Black Holes Destroy Information?

1992/09/16 by John Preskill, Preskill, John · 6 citations
Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #Biofield Effects and Biophysics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #gr-qc #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/9209058

18 pages, harvmac, CALT-68-1819

arxiv created 1992/09/16 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30

Abstract

I review the information loss paradox that was first formulated by Hawking, and discuss possible ways of resolving it. All proposed solutions have serious drawbacks. I conclude that the information loss paradox may well presage a revolution in fundamental physics. (To appear in the proceedings of the International Symposium on Black Holes, Membranes, Wormholes, and Superstrings.)

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