Black holes : thermodynamics, information, and firewalls /

Black holes : thermodynamics, information, and firewalls /

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Author / Creator:	Mann, Robert B., author.
Imprint:	Cham [Switzerland] : Springer, 2015. ©2015
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	SpringerBriefs in physics, 2191-5423 SpringerBriefs in physics.
Subject:	Black holes (Astronomy) Black holes (Astronomy)
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11092305

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ISBN:	9783319144962 3319144960 3319144952 9783319144955 9783319144955
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Vendor-supplied metadata.
Summary:	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 Mann traces these new developments from their roots to our present-day understanding, highlighting their relationships and the challenges they present for quantum gravity.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9783319144955
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-14496-2

Table of Contents:

Introduction.- Black Holes.- Black Hole Thermodynamics
Field Quantization in Curved Spacetime
Particle Creation and Observer-Dependent Radiation
Black Hole Radiation
The Information Paradox
Firewalls.- Summary.