Information loss, black holes and unitarity in quantum mechanics
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Information loss in black holes and the unitarity of quantum mechanics
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| Author(s): |
Gabriel Cozzella
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. 2016-08-24. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Física Teórica (IFT). São Paulo |
| Defense date: | 2016-07-26 |
| Advisor: | George Emanuel Avraam Matsas |
| Abstract | |
The quantum theory of fields in curved space-times is the most solid framework for studying the interplay between gravity and quantum mechanics in the absence of a complete theory of quantum gravity. In this scenario, one problem that has drawn much attention from the theoretical physics community in the last decades is the so-called “black hole information loss paradox”, where the evolution from an initial pure quantum state to a final mixed quantum state would constitute a violation of the laws of quantum mechanics. In this dissertation we argue that information loss does not violate quantum mechanics, being simply a consequence of the semi-classical framework adopted and that the question of information recovery needs to be addressed by a yet unknown theory of quantum gravity. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/08684-9 - Information loss, black holes and unitarity in quantum mechanics |
| Grantee: | Gabriel Cozzella |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |