Soft Hair on Black Holes – Supertranslations: “Black Holes – The Reith Lectures” by Stephen Hawking

Black Holes: The Reith Lectures by Stephen Hawking (2016-05-05) - Stephen Hawking

“The Einstein Equations don’t work at a singularity”

 

 

In “Black Holes – The Reith Lectures” by Stephen Hawking

 

 

 

“In space, no one can you scream; an in a black hole, no one can see you disappear.”

 

In “Black Holes – The Reith Lectures” by Stephen Hawking

 

 

 

If you’re in the mood for physics, Hawking's paper, published 2016, states at the very end:

 

“We have reconsidered the black hole information paradox in light of recent insights into the infrared structure of quantum gravity.  An explicit description has been given of a few of the pixels in the holographic plate at the future boundary of the horizon.  Some information is accessibly stored on these pixels in the form of soft photons and gravitons.  A complete description of the holographic plate and resolution of the information paradox remains an open challenge, which we have presented new and concrete tools to address.”

 

If you're into Physics, read on.