Review abstract
Nature Physics 2, 665 - 677 (2006)
doi:10.1038/nphys429
The paradox of quantum black holes
Leonard Susskind1
Abstract
The conflict between the principles of quantum mechanics and those of general relativity reached crisis proportions with the discovery that black holes have a heat content, or entropy. But efforts to solve the problem have since led to profound and revolutionary new insights into the quantum structure of space–time. In this review, I will explain not only the conflict but also the surprising ideas that can resolve the apparent inconsistencies between the two most fundamental theories of physics.
- Leonard Susskind is in the department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-4060, USA. e-mail: susskind@stanford.edu
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