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arxiv: hep-th/9209058 · v1 · submitted 1992-09-16 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc

Do Black Holes Destroy Information?

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keywords informationblackholeslossparadoxappearconcludedestroy
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I review the information loss paradox that was first formulated by Hawking, and discuss possible ways of resolving it. All proposed solutions have serious drawbacks. I conclude that the information loss paradox may well presage a revolution in fundamental physics. (To appear in the proceedings of the International Symposium on Black Holes, Membranes, Wormholes, and Superstrings.)

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