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Leonard Susskind | "ER = EPR" or "What's Behind the Horizons of Black Holes?" - 1 of 2

Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Quantum physicsCosmology & astrophysics

What it is

Stanford physicist Leonard Susskind gives the first of two mini-lectures on "ER = EPR", the idea that quantum entanglement and wormholes are related. It covers what lies behind black hole horizons.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people point to it as the more detailed follow-up when articles touch on entanglement, holography and black holes.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “There is also more detailed lecture available here on this particular topic”

    Detailed Susskind lecture on ER=EPR.

    vladimirralev, 2015-08 · Recommendation · in “How Quantum Randomness Saves Relativity”

  2. “There's a little more math and explanation in those videos”

    More math and explanation on horizons and holography.

    Neeek, 2016-07 · Recommendation · in “In Search of Time’s Origin (2014)”

  3. “I found these lectures by Leonard Susskind very insightful”

    Insightful Susskind lecture on what is behind black hole horizons.

    ithkuil, 2019-01 · Recommendation · in “Strangeness of Black Holes”

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Topics: er=epr, black holes, entanglement, holography, wormholes

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