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The Firewall Phenomenon

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Quantum Aspects of Black Holes

Part of the book series: Fundamental Theories of Physics ((FTPH,volume 178))

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Black holes have presented us with some of the most baffling paradoxes in physics. From their original conception as dark stars, they have come to be understood as physical systems with their own thermodynamic behaviour. This same behaviour leads to paradoxical conflicts between some of the basic principles of physics whose resolution is not straightforward and that suggest a new structure—known as a firewall—may be present. This chapter provides an overview of the firewall problem, as it emerges from our understanding of black hole thermodynamics.

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I am grateful for discussions with Niayesh Afshordi, Mirjam Cvetic, Brian Dolan, David Kastor, David Kubiznak, Samir Mathur, Jonas Mureika, Don Page, Mehdi Saravani, Jennie Traschen, and Rafael Sorkin on various aspects of this work, which was supported in part by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

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Mann, R.B. (2015). The Firewall Phenomenon. In: Calmet, X. (eds) Quantum Aspects of Black Holes. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 178. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10852-0_3

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