What is going on (as of August 2008) at the interface between theoretical
general relativity, string-inspired models, and observational astrophysics?
Quite a lot. In this mini-survey I will make a personal choice and focus on
four specific questions: Do black holes "exist"? (For selected values of the
word "exist".) Is black hole formation and evaporation unitary? Can one mimic a
black hole to arbitrary accuracy? Can one detect the presence of a horizon
using local physics?
%0 Journal Article
%1 citeulike:4017263
%A Visser, Matt
%D 2009
%K black-holes, general-relativity
%T Black holes in general relativity
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/0901.4365
%X What is going on (as of August 2008) at the interface between theoretical
general relativity, string-inspired models, and observational astrophysics?
Quite a lot. In this mini-survey I will make a personal choice and focus on
four specific questions: Do black holes "exist"? (For selected values of the
word "exist".) Is black hole formation and evaporation unitary? Can one mimic a
black hole to arbitrary accuracy? Can one detect the presence of a horizon
using local physics?
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abstract = {What is going on (as of August 2008) at the interface between theoretical
general relativity, string-inspired models, and observational astrophysics?
Quite a lot. In this mini-survey I will make a personal choice and focus on
four specific questions: Do black holes "exist"? (For selected values of the
word "exist".) Is black hole formation and evaporation unitary? Can one mimic a
black hole to arbitrary accuracy? Can one detect the presence of a horizon
using local physics?},
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author = {Visser, Matt},
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keywords = {black-holes, general-relativity},
month = Feb,
posted-at = {2009-02-06 19:07:35},
priority = {0},
timestamp = {2009-02-18T14:54:49.000+0100},
title = {Black holes in general relativity},
url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0901.4365},
year = 2009
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