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The black hole information problem: past, present, and future
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We give a brief overview of the black hole information problem emphasizing fundamental issues and recent proposals for its resolution. The focus is on broad perspective and providing a guide to current literature rather than presenting full details. We concentrate on resolutions restoring naive unitarity.
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- Marolf, D.
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- black hole information paradox, black hole complementarity, unitarity, black hole thermodynamics, Hawking radiation, black hole evaporation, quantum information in black holes
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