The entropy of Hawking Radiation

Event Date:
2021-03-18T16:00:00
2021-03-18T17:00:00
Event Location:
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Speaker:
Juan Maldacena (Princeton IAS)
URL:
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Intended Audience:
Undergraduate
Local Contact:

Douglas Scott

Event Information:

Black holes are interesting spacetime configurations predicted by general relativity. When quantum mechanics is taken into account, black holes are found to emit thermal radiation, called "Hawking radiation".
During the past couple of years a surprising new way to compute its entropy has emerged. This result indicates that the black hole formation and evaporation is consistent with standard quantum mechanical laws.

Add to Calendar 2021-03-18T16:00:00 2021-03-18T17:00:00 The entropy of Hawking Radiation Event Information: Black holes are interesting spacetime configurations predicted by general relativity. When quantum mechanics is taken into account, black holes are found to emit thermal radiation, called "Hawking radiation". During the past couple of years a surprising new way to compute its entropy has emerged. This result indicates that the black hole formation and evaporation is consistent with standard quantum mechanical laws. Event Location: Connect via zoom