The Black Hole War
by Leonard Susskind · first published 2008
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Susskind's account of the black hole information debate explains hard physics conceptually and engagingly. It is a cool read and a good listen for curious non-specialists.
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Wenn etwas in einem Schwarzen Loch verschwindet, geht es dann für immer verloren? Stephen Hawking, der berühmte britische Physiker, und Leonard Susskind, Physiker und Theoretiker aus den USA, gerieten über diese Frage in Streit. Hawking vertrat die These, dass alles, was je von einem Schwarzen Loch verschluckt worden sei, nicht wiederkehren könne. Wäre dem wirklich so, würde das unser ganzes Verständnis des Universums von Grund auf erschüttern, hielten Leonard Susskind und der niederländische Physiker Gerald t’Hoofd dagegen. Mehr als drei Jahrzehnte dauerte der Streit der Wissenschaftler über
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…of Higgs field. Unlike ether, Higgs field does not interact with uniformly moving particles, only those that are accelerating. Here's a great book I just recently listened: http://www.amazon.com/The-Black-Hole-War-Mechanics/dp/031601... It's by Leonard Susskind from Stanford. The thoughts experiments in the book are just terrific. Loved it.
on “An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory” ↗I'm a huge Susskind fan. One of the coolest books I've read was his "The Black Hole War". And he's got tons of his lectures (full lectures from Stanford) on YouTube -- so if you're curious you can hear it straight from him.
on “Simulations back up theory that Universe is a hologram” ↗Black Hole War
on “Ask HN: Great books you read in 2009?” ↗imo best for that: The Black Hole War by Leonard Susskind
on “What’s Inside a Black Hole?” ↗The Black Hole War by Susskind
on “Ask HN: What are your favorite physics sites, documentaries, books?” ↗I'm actually reading his Black Hole War book right now and he does a great job of explaining things conceptually.
on “The Big Bang should have made cracks in spacetime–why haven’t we found them?” ↗I don't know if there's something new in there, but Leonard Susskind wrote a book in 2008 exactly on that matter - "The Black Hole War" [0]. He describes his "battle" with Hawking on whether the information is lost in the black hole, and Susskind is the one who's against information disappearing. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Hole_War
on “A new Stephen Hawking presentation about black holes” ↗It is actually a very famous controversy in physics between Hawking and Leonard Susskind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Hole_War And if you care about understanding physics you absolutely have to check Susskind's "the theoretical minimum" videos. He explains advanced concepts with remarkable clarity. You really can grok string…
on “Physicist discovered an escape from Hawking’s black hole paradox” ↗