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The Black Hole Information Problem: Foundations

The black hole information problem asks how quantum information is preserved when matter falls into a black hole that can eventually evaporate through Hawking radiation. The information problem is a major guide toward quantum gravity because it forces general relativity, thermodynamics, and quantum theory into the same conceptual framework.

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The black hole information problem asks how quantum information is preserved when matter falls into a black hole that can eventually evaporate through Hawking radiation.

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Quantum fields near a black-hole horizon can produce Hawking radiation while partners and outgoing modes become entangled.

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