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Super translations refer to a rearrangement of light at a black hole's event horizon, which occurs when matter enters the black hole. This concept is tied to Stephen Hawking's proposal that black holes can store information about particles that cross their boundaries. The information is believed to be encoded on the surface of the black hole, rather than being lost. Understanding super translations is crucial for grasping how black holes might retain information, challenging traditional views of information loss in these cosmic entities. The discussion highlights the need for clearer explanations of these complex concepts.
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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
 
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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.
 
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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.
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? 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.
 
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.
 

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