Presented By: Saturday Morning Physics
Saturday Morning Physics | A Quantum Hologram for Black Holes
Professor Leopoldo Pando Zayas (U-M Physics)
Black holes are massive objects so dense that the gravitational force holds light within a distance called the event horizon. This strong gravitational force also causes black holes to grow as energy is converted into the black holes' mass. Steven Hawking explored this flow of energy bringing the science of thermodynamics and the concept of entropy to black holes. A black-hole's entropy, a thermodynamic measure of the information hidden within the event horizon, is proportional to its surface area. This remarkable finding points to analogies between these spacetime singularities and systems of particles, such as gasses. In this talk, Professor Pando Zayas will describe how Quantum Mechanics alters this picture, making corrections to the black-hole entropy that affects black-hole physics.
Lecture and Q&A, live-streamed on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNsD1vP8cIc
Lecture and Q&A, live-streamed on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNsD1vP8cIc
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