Jerusalem Lectures on Black Holes and Quantum Information

Sep 3, 2014
58 pages
Published in:
  • Rev.Mod.Phys. 88 (2016) 015002
  • Published: Feb 2, 2016
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Abstract: (arXiv)
In these lectures I give an introduction to the quantum physics of black holes, including recent developments based on quantum information theory such as the firewall paradox and its various cousins. I also give an introduction to holography and the AdS/CFT correspondence, focusing on those aspects which are relevant for the black hole information problem.
Note:
  • v1: a lot of pages and figures. v2: still a lot of pages and figures, now with typos corrected. v3: version accepted to reviews of modern physics. more typo corrections, and a rewrite of section 4.6 for clarity. v4: Dedication to Jacob Bekenstein added, as well as a few references v5: more detailed explanation of Hawking's evaporation rate, minor corrections
  • information theory: quantum
  • field theory: conformal
  • black hole
  • lectures
  • AdS/CFT correspondence
  • holography