Super Translations Explained | Stephen Hawking

[Einstein's Cat]

While reading another thread on Stephen Hawking proposal on how information can escape a black hole, I came across the theme of "super translations." Please could someone explain what these are as Google provided no explanation

 

[Isaac0427]

Stephen hawking was talking about how black holes store information about particles that go through it. The information is stored on the boundary/surface of the black hole, via something called a super translation. Please note, this is very non-technical.

 

[Einstein's Cat]

Stephen hawking was talking about how black holes store information about particles that go through it. The information is stored on the boundary/surface of the black hole, via something called a super translation. Please note, this is very non-technical.

cheers thank you

 

[HallsofIvy]

? The original question was "what is super translation". Just saying "The information is stored on the boundary/surface of the black hole, via something called a super translation" does not answer that question, even non-technically.

 

[Marcio Einstein]

Supertranslation (in physics) A rearrangement of light in a black hole’s event horizon (the boundary surrounding the black hole) that, according to some physicists, occurs when a particle of matter enters a black hole.