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“Information Loss - From Tornadoes to Black Holes” at Perimeter Institute’s Public Lecture on Wednesday, April 1
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Publisher:  Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Date Written:  24/03/09
Year Published:  2009  
Resource Type:  Article/Report/Letter

If information is “lost” in a black hole, is the information gone forever? There is a good chance that not only does it come back, it comes back in the blink of an eye.

Abstract:  Waterloo, ON:

If information is “lost” in a black hole, is the information gone forever? There is a good chance that not only does it come back, it comes back in the blink of an eye. This surprise return is based on the same principles that might someday make reliable quantum computers a reality. In fact, engineers are already exploiting these principles to help distribute software and stream video over the internet. And that's where the tornadoes come in...

Patrick Hayden, Associate...
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