Quantum Mechanics of Black Holes

@article{Witten2012QuantumMO,
  title={Quantum Mechanics of Black Holes},
  author={Edward Witten},
  journal={Science},
  year={2012},
  volume={337},
  pages={538 - 540}
}
  • E. Witten
  • Published 3 August 2012
  • Physics
  • Science
The popular conception of black holes reflects the behavior of the massive black holes found by astronomers and described by classical general relativity. These objects swallow up whatever comes near and emit nothing. Physicists who have tried to understand the behavior of black holes from a quantum mechanical point of view, however, have arrived at quite a different picture. The difference is analogous to the difference between thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. The thermodynamic… 
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