How do black holes destroy information and why is that a problem?

Re:How do black holes destroy information and why is that a ... by aeternum on Monday August 26, 2019 @03:29PM (#20802887)

There is a somewhat recent theory that supports this idea. It is unclear whether or not things actually fall-in, but the idea is that the entire surface is a hologram, and the surface alone is sufficient to describe the entire contents. (Thus preventing any information loss).

Much better described here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DIl3Hfh9tY

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Re:How do black holes destroy information and why is that a ... by maffydub on Monday August 26, 2019 @04:24PM (#20803391)

Good video - thanks!

I didn't quite follow how information came back out of the black hole as it shrank - is it "encoded" on the Hawking radiation?

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Re:How do black holes destroy information and why is that a ... by aeternum on Monday August 26, 2019 @04:45PM (#20803576)

I believe Hawking thought so, but that's just one possible explanation. Others think it all escapes at the very end.

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