Black holes and information theory

• Published in: Contemporary physics Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 31 - 43
• Main Author: Bekenstein, Jacob D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.01.2004; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Astronomy; Black holes; Classical black holes; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; General relativity and gravitation; Information and communication sciences; Information science; Information science. Documentation; Late stages of stellar evolution (including black holes); Library and information science. General aspects; Physics; Physics of black holes; Sciences and techniques of general use; Stars; Theory; Holography; Information storage; Black hole; Thermodynamic properties; Information theory

During the past three decades investigators have unveiled a number of deep connections between physical information and black holes whose consequences for ordinary systems go beyond what has been deduced purely from the axioms of information theory. After a self-contained introduction to black hole...