PIRSA:07120048

The Physics of Information: From Entanglement to Black Holes

McDonald, B., Fuchs, C., Susskind, L., Leggett, A. & Lloyd, S. (2007). The Physics of Information: From Entanglement to Black Holes. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/07120048

McDonald, Bob, et al. The Physics of Information: From Entanglement to Black Holes. Perimeter Institute, Dec. 06, 2007, https://pirsa.org/07120048 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:07120048,
            doi = {},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/07120048},
            author = {McDonald, Bob and Fuchs, Chris and Susskind, Leonard and Leggett, Anthony and Lloyd, Seth},
            keywords = {Quantum Information},
            language = {en},
            title = {The Physics of Information: From Entanglement to Black Holes},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2007},
            month = {dec},
            note = {PIRSA:07120048 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }
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Do ideas about information and reality inspire fruitful new approaches to the hardest problems of modern physics? What can we learn about the paradoxes of quantum mechanics, the beginning of the universe and our understanding of black holes by thinking about the very essence of information? The answers to these questions are surprising and enlightening, but also controversial. The topic of information within physics has involved some of the 20th century\'s greatest scientists in long-running intellectual battles that continue to the present day. In this special debate, hosted by the CBC\'s Bob McDonald of \'Quirks and Quarks\', you will enjoy a lively discussion between four prominent physicists who have thought long and hard about these questions. information, quantum mechanics, quantum cryptology, entropy, everything computes, properties equals information, uncertainty principle, quantum computer, hologram, black hole, event horizon, coherence, Schrodinger, interference and predictability, quantum state, teleportation, entanglement