firewall hypothesis
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hypothesis in black hole physics
proposed solution to the black hole information paradox
theoretical proposal in physics
The firewall hypothesis is a proposed solution to the black hole information paradox that suggests an energetic "firewall" at the event horizon, violently destroying infalling matter and challenging the traditional view that crossing the horizon is uneventful.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| firewall hypothesis canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
hypothesis in black hole physics
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proposed solution to the black hole information paradox ⓘ theoretical proposal in physics ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AMPS firewall ⓘ |
| addressesProblem | black hole information paradox ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
black hole firewall hypothesis
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firewall paradox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
monogamy of entanglement
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quantum entanglement properties of Hawking radiation ⓘ |
| challenges |
classical general relativity expectation of a smooth event horizon
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equivalence principle at the event horizon ⓘ |
| claims | infalling observers encounter violent high‑energy quanta at the event horizon ⓘ |
| contradicts |
no‑drama expectation for infalling observers
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standard interpretation of black hole complementarity ⓘ |
| debatedBy |
quantum gravity researchers
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relativists ⓘ string theorists ⓘ |
| field |
black hole physics
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quantum gravity ⓘ quantum information theory ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| implies |
breakdown of the equivalence principle at black hole horizons
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event horizon is not locally benign for infalling observers ⓘ information about infalling matter is released at or near the horizon ⓘ |
| influenced |
research on the Page curve for black hole evaporation
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subsequent work on quantum extremal surfaces and islands ⓘ |
| involvesConcept |
entanglement between early and late Hawking radiation
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strong subadditivity of entropy ⓘ unitary black hole evaporation ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
attempts to preserve quantum information in black hole evaporation
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tension between unitarity and smooth horizons ⓘ |
| predicts |
breakdown of semiclassical description at the event horizon
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presence of Planck‑scale or high‑energy excitations at the horizon ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
Ahmed Almheiri
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Donald Marolf NERFINISHED ⓘ James Sully NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Polchinski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes | existence of a high‑energy firewall at the event horizon of a black hole ⓘ |
| publication | Almheiri–Marolf–Polchinski–Sully 2012 paper on black holes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
AMPS paradox
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Hawking radiation NERFINISHED ⓘ black hole complementarity ⓘ event horizon ⓘ unitarity in quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| status |
actively debated in theoretical physics
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controversial ⓘ unconfirmed ⓘ |
| yearProposed | 2012 ⓘ |
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