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Sean Carroll: The Crisis in (Fundamental) Physics is Worse Than You Think...

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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The Holographic Principle: Information on the Surface

The discussion highlights the evolution and understanding of the holographic principle in theoretical physics. Initially proposed to explain black hole entropy, the principle asserts that the total quantum information of a black hole is encoded on its event horizon rather than being distributed throughout its volume. This challenges traditional notions, where volume typically determines entropy, as seen with gas in a container. The proposal by Gerard 't Hooft, Leonard Susskind, and others emphasizes that while this idea was vague at first, it paves the way for a deeper examination of how information is structured in black holes and quantum field theories.

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