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The Black Hole Information Paradox

PBS Space Time · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Cosmology & astrophysicsQuantum physics

What it is

PBS Space Time episode on the black hole information paradox, covering how black holes seem to destroy information, the no-hair conjecture and the proposed role of the event horizon. It is part of a series on black holes.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a clear explanation of how information may be encoded on a black hole's surface.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “There's a great PBS Space Time youtube video on this concept”

    Clear explanation of information on black hole surfaces

    ncallaway, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “Are Black Holes Actually Dark Energy Stars?”

  2. “PBS Space Time to the rescue”

    Part of a PBS Space Time black hole series

    neom, 2021-05 · Recommendation · in “Physicists identify the engine powering black hole energy beams”

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Topics: event horizon, no-hair theorem, holographic principle, black holes, pbs space time

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