While this blog hibernates, I will note the recent deaths of Joseph Polchinski and Stephen Hawking, both known for "paradoxes" concerning the evaporation of black holes (though Polchinski will really be remembered for D-branes).
(The Paradox Men is an American time-travel novel that preceded both of them.)
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Monday, February 19, 2018
Initial conditions
Since June 2017, Sabine Hossenfelder has hosted a dialogue/debate between Tim Maudlin and "black hole guy" about how to quantize gravity. (The precipitating post was made in May, but BHG did not show up until June.)
It is now February 2018 and I wonder how much longer the thread will remain open. So I have created this blog as a place where discussion can continue, should that be necessary. My primary interest is in the orthodox path to quantum gravity represented by BHG, but certainly the great debate can continue here, should it ever need a new home.
It is now February 2018 and I wonder how much longer the thread will remain open. So I have created this blog as a place where discussion can continue, should that be necessary. My primary interest is in the orthodox path to quantum gravity represented by BHG, but certainly the great debate can continue here, should it ever need a new home.
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