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Black Holes: Thermodynamics, Information, and Firewalls
Robert B. Mann
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Description for Black Holes: Thermodynamics, Information, and Firewalls
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Physics. Num Pages: 103 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHDV; PHH; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
This book reflects the resurgence of interest in the quantum properties of black holes, culminating most recently in controversial discussions about firewalls. On the thermodynamic side, it describes how new developments allowed the inclusion of pressure/volume terms in the first law, leading to a new understanding of black holes as chemical systems, experiencing novel phenomena such as triple points and reentrant phase transitions. On the quantum-information side, the reader learns how basic arguments undergirding quantum complementarity have been shown to be flawed; and how this suggests that a black hole may surround itself with a firewall: a violent and chaotic region of highly excited states. In this thorough and pedagogical treatment, Robert ... Read more
This book reflects the resurgence of interest in the quantum properties of black holes, culminating most recently in controversial discussions about firewalls. On the thermodynamic side, it describes how new developments allowed the inclusion of pressure/volume terms in the first law, leading to a new understanding of black holes as chemical systems, experiencing novel phenomena such as triple points and reentrant phase transitions. On the quantum-information side, the reader learns how basic arguments undergirding quantum complementarity have been shown to be flawed; and how this suggests that a black hole may surround itself with a firewall: a violent and chaotic region of highly excited states. In this thorough and pedagogical treatment, Robert ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
103
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Physics
Number of Pages
97
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319144955
SKU
V9783319144955
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About Robert B. Mann
Robert Mann Dept of Physics & Astronomy University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada Robert Mann is Professor of Physics at the University of Waterloo, has been a visiting researcher at Harvard University, Cambridge University, University of Queensland and the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, and is a Fulbright Fellow. Winner of two ... Read more
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