Why the Black Hole Information Paradox Is Such a Problem

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday September 6, 2015 @02:37AM from the things-we-know-that-we-don't-know dept.

New submitter TheAlexKnapp writes: Here's a really nice explanation of the Black Hole Information Paradox for those who are unfamiliar with it. The article lays out the basic gist — that right now if you take two black holes, one made from the collapse of one type of star, and the second from the collapse of a different type, you can't tell which is which. Ethan Siegel points out that Hawking's big announcement was really just a small step heading towards a possible solution, and highlights that the paradox highlights the incompleteness of our understanding of some types of physics.

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Re:Wrong question = wrong answer by raftpeople · 2015-09-06 07:52 · Score: 5, Funny

From Stephen Hawkings notes:
"And then I was reading slashdot and anonymous coward said all of this preservation of information stuff is a laughable concept, that's why I've switched professions from math/physics to web site dev. I'm working on a website for balancing checkbooks, should be really cool."