AMPS firewall paradox
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The AMPS firewall paradox is a theoretical puzzle in black hole physics proposing that an energetic "firewall" at the event horizon may be required to preserve quantum unitarity, challenging the traditional view that crossing the horizon is physically uneventful.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black hole information paradox variant
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paradox in theoretical physics ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Almheiri–Marolf–Polchinski–Sully firewall paradox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsToPreserve | quantum unitarity ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | black hole firewall paradox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | old black holes past the Page time ⓘ |
| assumptionTested |
black hole complementarity
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local quantum field theory near the horizon ⓘ smoothness of the event horizon ⓘ unitary evaporation of black holes ⓘ |
| challenges | the traditional view that crossing the event horizon is physically uneventful ⓘ |
| coreClaim |
an energetic firewall may exist at or near the event horizon of an old black hole
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the assumptions of unitarity, local quantum field theory, and a smooth horizon are mutually inconsistent for old black holes ⓘ |
| field |
black hole physics
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general relativity ⓘ quantum gravity ⓘ quantum information theory ⓘ |
| hasNo | direct experimental confirmation as of 2024 ⓘ |
| implies |
breakdown of the equivalence principle at the event horizon if unitarity is preserved
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violation of local effective field theory near the horizon unless a firewall forms ⓘ |
| influencedWorkOn |
ER=EPR conjecture
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holographic entanglement entropy ⓘ island formula for black hole entropy ⓘ |
| motivatedDebateIn |
foundations of quantum mechanics
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quantum gravity community ⓘ string theory community ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Almheiri
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Marolf NERFINISHED ⓘ Polchinski NERFINISHED ⓘ Sully NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
Ahmed Almheiri
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Donald Marolf NERFINISHED ⓘ James Sully NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Polchinski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept |
Hawking radiation
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black hole information paradox NERFINISHED ⓘ complementarity ⓘ entanglement monogamy ⓘ equivalence principle ⓘ event horizon ⓘ no-drama condition ⓘ quantum unitarity ⓘ |
| status | unresolved theoretical puzzle ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
Page time
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entanglement between early and late Hawking radiation ⓘ monogamy of entanglement ⓘ |
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