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arxiv: 1609.04036 · v1 · submitted 2016-09-13 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc

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The Black Hole Information Problem

Joseph Polchinski
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classification ✦ hep-th gr-qc
keywords blackholediscusshawkinginformationparadoxpartialproblem
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The black hole information problem has been a challenge since Hawking's original 1975 paper. It led to the discovery of AdS/CFT, which gave a partial resolution of the paradox. However, recent developments, in particular the firewall puzzle, show that there is much that we do not understand. I review the black hole, Hawking radiation, and the Page curve, and the classic form of the paradox. I discuss AdS/CFT as a partial resolution. I then discuss black hole complementarity and its limitations, leading to many proposals for different kinds of `drama.' I conclude with some recent ideas.

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