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- Is a black hole equivalent to a quantum system with S degrees of freedom, where S is proportional to the area of the BH?
I would like to discuss a topic of definitions.
In natural language, a black hole is defined as a region of spacetime from which (classical) information cannot escape. This definition is very good and satisfactory in the context of relativity. I'd like to discuss more modern definitions, especially the one used by Maldacena,
"A black hole is equivalent to a quantum system with S degrees of freedom, where S is proportional to the area of the BH"
I have a simple question, the universe is also a quantum system with S degrees of freedom and it's not a black hole. I suppose the difference is that in a BH, S is proportional to the area of the BH, and in the case of the universe, S is not proportional to the area of the universe, right?
(I find Maldacena's definition ambiguous since everything can be treated as a quantum system with S degrees of freedom)
In natural language, a black hole is defined as a region of spacetime from which (classical) information cannot escape. This definition is very good and satisfactory in the context of relativity. I'd like to discuss more modern definitions, especially the one used by Maldacena,
"A black hole is equivalent to a quantum system with S degrees of freedom, where S is proportional to the area of the BH"
I have a simple question, the universe is also a quantum system with S degrees of freedom and it's not a black hole. I suppose the difference is that in a BH, S is proportional to the area of the BH, and in the case of the universe, S is not proportional to the area of the universe, right?
(I find Maldacena's definition ambiguous since everything can be treated as a quantum system with S degrees of freedom)