Black Holes

  1. Theoretical Frontiers and Paradoxes
    1. The Information Paradox
      1. Problem Statement
        1. Information Loss
          1. Unitarity Violation
            1. Quantum Mechanics Conflict
            2. Hawking's Original Argument
              1. Thermal Radiation
                1. Mixed State Formation
                  1. Information Destruction
                  2. Proposed Resolutions
                    1. Information Preservation
                      1. Black Hole Complementarity
                        1. Holographic Principle
                          1. AdS/CFT Correspondence
                          2. Information Modification
                            1. Firewalls Hypothesis
                              1. Fuzzballs
                                1. Remnant Scenarios
                                2. Fundamental Physics Changes
                                  1. Modified Gravity
                                    1. Quantum Gravity Effects
                                3. Interior Physics
                                  1. Singularity Structure
                                    1. Spacelike Singularities
                                      1. Timelike Singularities
                                        1. Cauchy Horizons
                                        2. Tidal Effects
                                          1. Spaghettification
                                            1. Tidal Forces
                                              1. Survival Limits
                                              2. Quantum Gravity Regime
                                                1. Planck Scale Physics
                                                  1. String Theory Predictions
                                                    1. Loop Quantum Gravity
                                                  2. Exotic Connections
                                                    1. White Holes
                                                      1. Time-Reversed Solutions
                                                        1. Theoretical Properties
                                                          1. Observational Absence
                                                          2. Wormholes
                                                            1. Einstein-Rosen Bridges
                                                              1. Traversable Wormholes
                                                                1. Exotic Matter Requirements
                                                                  1. Causality Issues
                                                                  2. Higher Dimensions
                                                                    1. Extra Dimensional Models
                                                                      1. Brane World Scenarios
                                                                        1. Modified Gravity Theories
                                                                      2. Quantum Gravity Laboratory
                                                                        1. Testing Ground for Theories
                                                                          1. String Theory
                                                                            1. Loop Quantum Gravity
                                                                              1. Causal Set Theory
                                                                              2. Holographic Duality
                                                                                1. AdS/CFT Applications
                                                                                  1. Gauge-Gravity Correspondence
                                                                                    1. Quantum Error Correction
                                                                                    2. Emergent Spacetime
                                                                                      1. Spacetime from Entanglement
                                                                                        1. Quantum Error Correction
                                                                                          1. Holographic Emergence

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