TQ1: Are Fuzzballs the new understanding of black holes? Prof. Samir D. Mathur answers.

#physics #blackhole #fuzzballs #hawking

Time before Space brings you the first of the Ten Questions(TQ) series. In this interview, I ask Prof. Samir D. Mathur (High Energy Physics, The Ohio State University) about his Fuzzball resolution to the Stephen Hawking's Black Hole Information Paradox. This video aims to answer the question we have about these mysterious Fuzzballs.

00:00 Time before Space presents
00:12 Q1 Why is Stephen Hawking so famous?
00:46 Q2 What is the Black Hole Information Paradox?
02:32 Q3 What are these Fuzzballs?
04:55 Q4 Why do we need such a striking solution?
06:35 Q5 Why hasn't it ended the information paradox?
08:08 Q6 Why don't we observe fuzzballs?
09:42 Q7 What would it look like to fall inside a fuzzball?
12:09 Q8 What is the future of fuzzballs?
14:22 Q9 How was the fuzzball idea conceived?
15:58 Q10 What advice would you give to our young audience?
17:34 End

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Madhur Mehta
Physics Ph.D. Student
The Ohio State University

[tomk]

I have heard of the Professor before - but it is amazing to hear him directly- great questions by the interviewer as well - the fuzzball seems to give string theory another promising answer to one of the enduring questions in physics

[chan_for]

Professor explained it with such a simplicity. I love such interviews, please keep bringing them.

[Jm-wtfs]

Amazing video, the great interview coupled with the animations makes this very easy to understand

[tripshah]

Great Video! Looking forward to this channel.

[RodrigoSilvaBarros]

The discussion of the paradox didn't end, because the string theory still isn't a well established theory. But the insights brought by the professor are very interesting.

[sum_rye_hash_]

Very cool to hear the Professor talk about fuzzball back holes, I saw the PBS Space Time video about fuzzballs, and thought it was amazing that it solves many of the paradoxes of black holes! Is it true that you would be able to see the strings if we could get a probe close enough? Keep up the great work, i look forward to more interviews!

[Rocksite]

In modified gravity versions of black holes, you say the information cannot be encoded in such small areas as at their centers. I thought there was no theoretical limit yet as to how small a space information can be encoded. That's what they say in regards to computer memory.

[mastapeace]

Interestingly there is a correspondence between classical BH horizons and stringy horizons, especially considering one is derived by SR the other by string theory.
Special relativity cannot solve the information paradox and string theory does. String theory also solves that pesky singularity that SR says is intractable problem.
Scientists tell us we would be 'speghettified' as we crossed the event horizon wouldn't that ultimately lead to being crushed gravitationally to a string, if followed to a logical conclusion?

[Goat-eg]

Bro how did you got to do PhD under a great Physicst like mathur?