| Black Holes: Thermodynamics, Information, and Firewalls 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Mann, Robert B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319144952 ISBN-13: 9783319144955 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $75.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Gravity - Science | Cosmology - Science | Mechanics - Thermodynamics |
| Dewey: 523.1 |
| Series: Springerbriefs in Physics |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.35 lbs) 97 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book reflects theresurgence of interest in the quantum properties of black holes, culminating most recently in controversialdiscussions about firewalls.On the thermodynamic side, it describeshownew developmentsallowed the inclusion of pressure/volume terms in the first law, leading to a new understanding of black holes as chemical systems, experiencing novel phenomena such as triple points and reentrant phase transitions. On the quantum-information side, the reader learns howbasic arguments undergirding quantum complementarity have been shown to be flawed; and how this suggeststhat a black hole may surround itself with a firewall: a violent and chaotic region of highly excited states.Inthis thorough and pedagogical treatment, Robert Mann traces these new developments from their roots to our present-day understanding, highlighting their relationships and the challenges they present for quantum gravity. " |