The Bousso bound captures a fundamental relation between quantum information and the geometry of space and time. It appears to be an imprint of a unified theory that combines quantum mechanics with Einstein's general relativity.
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The study of
black hole thermodynamics
In physics, black hole thermodynamics is the area of study that seeks to reconcile the laws of thermodynamics with the existence of black hole event horizons. As the study of the statistical mechanics of black-body radiation led to the developm ...
and the
information paradox led to the idea of the
holographic principle
The holographic principle is an axiom in string theories and a supposed property of quantum gravity that states that the description of a volume of space can be thought of as encoded on a lower-dimensional boundary to the region — such as a ...
: the entropy of matter and radiation in a spatial region cannot exceed the
Bekenstein Bekenstein is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Jacob Bekenstein (1947–2015), Mexican-born Israeli-American physicist
* Joshua Bekenstein, American businessman
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