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Three Lectures on Complexity and Black Holes [electronic resource] / by Leonard Susskind.

By: Susskind, Leonard [author.]Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: Text

TextSeries: SpringerBriefs in PhysicsPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020Edition: 1st ed. 2020Description: VIII, 100 p. 85 illus., 80 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783030451097Subject(s): Quantum field theory | String theory | Astrophysics | Mathematical physics | Cosmology | Thermodynamics | Physics | Gravitation | Quantum Field Theories, String Theory | Theoretical Astrophysics | Cosmology | Thermodynamics | Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks | Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity TheoryAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 530.14 LOC classification: QC174.45-174.52Online resources: Click here to access online

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Lecture I: Hilbert Space is Huge -- Lecture II: Black Holes and the Second Law of Complexity -- Lecture III: The Thermodynamics of Complexity.

In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: These three lectures cover a certain aspect of complexity and black holes, namely the relation to the second law of thermodynamics. The first lecture describes the meaning of quantum complexity, the analogy between entropy and complexity, and the second law of complexity. Lecture two reviews the connection between the second law of complexity and the interior of black holes. Prof. L. Susskind discusses how firewalls are related to periods of non-increasing complexity which typically only occur after an exponentially long time. The final lecture is about the thermodynamics of complexity, and "uncomplexity" as a resource for doing computational work. The author explains the remarkable power of "one clean qubit," in both computational terms and in space-time terms. This book is intended for graduate students and researchers who want to take the first steps towards the mysteries of black holes and their complexity.

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Lecture I: Hilbert Space is Huge -- Lecture II: Black Holes and the Second Law of Complexity -- Lecture III: The Thermodynamics of Complexity.

These three lectures cover a certain aspect of complexity and black holes, namely the relation to the second law of thermodynamics. The first lecture describes the meaning of quantum complexity, the analogy between entropy and complexity, and the second law of complexity. Lecture two reviews the connection between the second law of complexity and the interior of black holes. Prof. L. Susskind discusses how firewalls are related to periods of non-increasing complexity which typically only occur after an exponentially long time. The final lecture is about the thermodynamics of complexity, and "uncomplexity" as a resource for doing computational work. The author explains the remarkable power of "one clean qubit," in both computational terms and in space-time terms. This book is intended for graduate students and researchers who want to take the first steps towards the mysteries of black holes and their complexity.

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