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arxiv: gr-qc/9705065 · v1 · pith:WBJ6NXEInew · submitted 1997-05-23 · 🌀 gr-qc · hep-th

Pure states don't wear black

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keywords blackholesprovidedpurequantumstatesarguedecoherence
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Recently, string theory has provided some remarkable new insights into the microphysics of black holes. I argue that a simple and important lesson is also provided with regards to the information loss paradox, namely, pure quantum states do not form black holes! Thus it seems black hole formation, as well as evaporation, must be understood within the framework of quantum decoherence.

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