Black Hole Complementarity and ER/EPR
arXiv:2503.16610 · doi:10.1142/S0218271825440092
Abstract
We demonstrate that wormholes must be entangled regardless of asymptotic boundary conditions. Assuming black hole complementarity, we argue that traversable wormholes instantiate entanglement-assisted quantum channels and that this entanglement must be present between the stretched horizons as an initial condition prior to traversability. This result demonstrates the forward direction of the ER/EPR conjectures.
18 pages, 1 figure. Honorable Mention, Gravity Research Foundation 2025 Awards for Essays on Gravitation