holographic principle
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The holographic principle is a theoretical physics concept proposing that all the information contained within a volume of space can be represented as encoded data on its boundary, much like a hologram.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| holographic principle canonical | 2 |
| black hole complementarity | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
concept in quantum gravity
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information-theoretic principle ⓘ theoretical physics principle ⓘ |
| addresses |
black hole information loss problem
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ultraviolet divergences in quantum gravity ⓘ |
| appliesTo | anti-de Sitter space in AdS/CFT ⓘ |
| approximateEra | 1990s ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | naive local quantum field theory in fixed spacetime ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
bulk physics can be encoded on a lower-dimensional boundary theory
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information in a volume of space can be described by degrees of freedom on its boundary ⓘ maximum entropy in a region scales with boundary area not volume ⓘ |
| describedAs | analogy to optical holograms ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Juan Maldacena
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Leonard Susskind NERFINISHED ⓘ Raphael Bousso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dimensionRelation | bulk dimension equals boundary dimension plus one ⓘ |
| field |
black hole physics
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high energy physics ⓘ quantum gravity ⓘ string theory ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| formalRealization |
AdS/CFT correspondence
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Maldacena duality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Bousso bound
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covariant entropy bound ⓘ |
| implies |
fundamental degrees of freedom scale with area
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limits on information storage in a region of space ⓘ spacetime volume description may be emergent ⓘ |
| influences |
applications of quantum information to gravity
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research in quantum gravity ⓘ studies of emergent spacetime ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Bekenstein bound
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Bekenstein–Hawking entropy NERFINISHED ⓘ black hole thermodynamics ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
area law for black hole entropy
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need for consistent quantum gravity ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Gerard ’t Hooft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
AdS/CFT correspondence
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black hole information paradox NERFINISHED ⓘ entanglement entropy ⓘ gauge/gravity duality NERFINISHED ⓘ quantum information theory ⓘ string theory ⓘ |
| status | widely studied but not experimentally confirmed ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
Planck area
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entropy bounds ⓘ event horizon ⓘ quantum entanglement ⓘ |
| yearProposed | 1993 ⓘ |
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black hole complementarity