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Black hole Firewalls - with Sean Carroll and Jennifer Ouellette

The Royal Institution · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Cosmology & astrophysicsQuantum physics

What it is

A Royal Institution event with Sean Carroll and Jennifer Ouellette on what happens if you fall into a black hole, covering the firewall paradox, the information problem and the holographic principle.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a high-level but clear explanation of the black hole information paradox and competing theories, by a physicist known for making quantum mechanics approachable.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “Black hole Firewalls with Sean Carroll and Jennifer Ouellette (45m+50s quick summary of the holographic principle)”

    Quick summary of holographic principle

    platz, 2017-01 · Recommendation · in “Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe”

  2. “There's a Royal Institute video featuring Sean Carroll and Jen Ouelette[1] that more fully explains the problem”

    Fuller explanation of the information problem

    andreareina, 2020-10 · Recommendation · in “The Black Hole Information Paradox Comes to an End”

  3. “Sean Carroll is a master of making quantum mechanics approachable to non-physicists.”

    Carroll makes quantum mechanics approachable

    joncp, 2022-05 · Recommendation · in “Where do space, time and gravity come from?”

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Topics: black holes, firewalls, holographic principle, sean carroll, quantum gravity

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