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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450448703321

Autore

Susskind Leonard

Titolo

An Introduction to Black Holes, Information and the String Theory Revolution [[electronic resource] ] : The Holographic Universe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2004

ISBN

1-281-87673-9

9786611876739

981-256-309-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LindesayJames

Disciplina

523.8875

Soggetti

Black holes (Astronomy)

Holography

String models

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Astrophysics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Contents; The Schwarzschild Black Hole; Scalar Wave Equation in a Schwarzschild Background; Quantum Fields in Rindler Space; Entropy of the Free Quantum Field in Rindler Space; Thermodynamics of Black Holes; Charged Black Holes; The Stretched Horizon; The Laws of Nature; The Puzzle of Information Conservation in Black Hole Environments; Horizons and the UV/IR Connection; Entropy Bounds; The Holographic Principle and Anti de Sitter Space; Black Holes in a Box; Strings; Entropy of Strings and Black Holes; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Over the last decade the physics of black holes has been revolutionized by developments that grew out of Jacob Bekenstein's realization that black holes have entropy. Steven Hawking raised profound issues concerning the loss of information in black hole evaporation and the consistency of quantum mechanics in a world with gravity.