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Three Lectures on Complexity and Black Holes / by Leonard Susskind.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Susskind, Leonard, author.
- Series:
- Physics and Astronomy (SpringerNature-11651)
- SpringerBriefs in physics 2191-5423
- SpringerBriefs in Physics, 2191-5423
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quantum field theory.
- String models.
- Astrophysics.
- Mathematical physics.
- Cosmology.
- Thermodynamics.
- Physics.
- Gravitation.
- Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.
- Theoretical Astrophysics.
- Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks.
- Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.
- Local Subjects:
- Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.
- Theoretical Astrophysics.
- Cosmology.
- Thermodynamics.
- Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks.
- Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (VIII, 100 pages) : 85 illustrations, 80 illustrations in color.
- Edition:
- First edition 2020.
- Contained In:
- Springer Nature eBook
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- These three lectures cover a certain aspect of complexity and black holes, namely the relation to the second law of thermodynamics. The first lecture describes the meaning of quantum complexity, the analogy between entropy and complexity, and the second law of complexity. Lecture two reviews the connection between the second law of complexity and the interior of black holes. Prof. L. Susskind discusses how firewalls are related to periods of non-increasing complexity which typically only occur after an exponentially long time. The final lecture is about the thermodynamics of complexity, and "uncomplexity" as a resource for doing computational work. The author explains the remarkable power of "one clean qubit," in both computational terms and in space-time terms. This book is intended for graduate students and researchers who want to take the first steps towards the mysteries of black holes and their complexity.
- Contents:
- Lecture I: Hilbert Space is Huge
- Lecture II: Black Holes and the Second Law of Complexity
- Lecture III: The Thermodynamics of Complexity.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-030-45109-7
- 9783030451097
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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