The typical-state paradox: diagnosing horizons with complexity

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DOI10.1002/PROP.201500091zbMATH Open1429.81023arXiv1507.02287OpenAlexW3122177224MaRDI QIDQ2815134FDOQ2815134

Leonard Susskind

Publication date: 27 June 2016

Published in: Fortschritte der Physik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The concept of transparent and opaque horizons is defined. One example of opaqueness is the presence of a firewall. Two apparently contradictory statements are reconciled: The overwhelming number of black hole states have opaque horizons; and: All black holes formed by natural processes have transparent horizons. A diagnostic is proposed for transparency, namely that the computational complexity of the state be increasing with time. It is shown that opaque horizons are extremely unstable and that the slightest perturbation will make them transparent within a scrambling time.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.02287





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