String Physics and Black Holes

Abstract

In these lectures we review the quantum physics of large Schwarzschild black holes. Hawking's information paradox, the theory of the stretched horizon and the principle of black hole complementarity are covered. We then discuss how the ideas of black hole complementarity may be realized in string theory. Finally, arguments are given that the world may be a hologram. Lectures delivered at ICTP Spring School on String Theory, Gauge Theory, and Quantum Gravity, 1995.

20 pages, Latex (needs espcrc2.sty), 6 figures

References in corpus (4)

• The World as a Hologram
• Black Hole Entropy and Entropy of Entanglement
• Black Hole Entropy in the O(N) Model
• Information Spreading in Interacting String Field Theory

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