THE VIDEO SHELF · black hole information paradox
The Black Hole Information Paradox
PBS Space Time episode on the black hole information paradox, covering how black holes seem to destroy information, the no-hair conjecture and the proposed role of the event horizon. It is part of a series on black holes.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as a clear explanation of how information may be encoded on a black hole's surface.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- PBS Space Time
- Topic
- black hole information paradox
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2021
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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By my understanding of the theory, yes (according to some unproven theories). The information can be imprinted on the surface of a black hole (and, later are dissipated by imprinting on Hawking Radiation). This is also the principle that led to our theoretical understanding that …
ncallaway on Hacker News · 2018-10
In Are Black Holes Actually Dark Energy Stars?PBS Space Time to the rescue: What Happens at the Event Horizon? - [LINK] What’s On The Other Side Of A Black Hole? - [LINK] How Time Becomes Space Inside a Black Hole - [LINK] The Black Hole Information Paradox - [VIDEO]
neom on Hacker News · 2021-05
In Physicists identify the engine powering black hole energy beams
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