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ASTOUNDING PREDICTIONS. “We have seen how the GSL makes very reasonable (if not astounding) predictions for processes of black-hole formation. This success supports the view that it must be generally valid for such processes.” (GSL = the generalized second law of thermodynamics). https://lnkd.in/dAr7QTt View in LinkedIn

UNPROVEN. “Despite the general agreement that the GSL reflects a fundamental aspect of the quantum theory of gravity, there currently exists no general proof (that is, a proof which is based on the fundamental microscopic laws of quantum gravity) for the validity of this principle.” (GSL = the generalized second law of thermodynamics). https://lnkd.in/d3sfhP6 View in LinkedIn

SEEDING BLACK HOLES. “However, in principle smaller masses can also be induced to collapse. One way to accomplish this" would be to artificially compress the central portion of the system into a "seed" black hole which would then gobble up the rest of the nucleons. The energy expended in "seeding" can be made negligible.” https://lnkd.in/dAr7QTt View in LinkedIn

THE HOLY GRAIL. “The generalized second law of thermodynamics (GSL) provides a unique relation between thermodynamics, gravitation, and quantum theory. It therefore allows us a unique glimpse into the elusive theory of quantum gravity.” https://lnkd.in/d3sfhP6 View in LinkedIn

NUCLEONS TO BLACK HOLES. “Consider first a cold non-rotating assembly of N nucleons. If its mass exceeds a critical mass of the order of 2Mo it will collapse spontaneously, presumably to form a Schwarzschild black hole.” https://lnkd.in/dAr7QTt View in LinkedIn

DERIVATIVE LAW. “Using the conjectured proportionality between black-hole entropy and horizon area, Bekenstein proposed a generalized version of the second law of thermodynamics: The sum of black-hole entropy, SBH, and the ordinary entropy of matter and radiation fields in the black-hole exterior region, S, cannot decrease.” https://lnkd.in/d3sfhP6 View in LinkedIn

Slate is a special material. Metaphase abstraction. View in LinkedIn

THEY JUST SEEP OUT. “The interesting thing about the "creative openings" is that they occurred in a thoroughly random order, and had to be fitted together (like a jig-saw puzzle) to make continuity. While the author has learned to trust the commentary of these preconscious sources, the reader should be warned that they rest on this kind of intuition.” (Professor John Curtis Gowan) https://lnkd.in/d4sDpAu View in LinkedIn

SURFACE AREA. “In particular, the formal analogy between the second law of thermodynamics and Hawking’s area theorem, which states that black-hole surface area cannot decrease, motivated Bekenstein to conjecture that the required black-hole entropy is proportional to its surface area. https://lnkd.in/d3sfhP6 View in LinkedIn

ENTROPY AS INFORMATION. “It was while attempting to resolve this apparent paradox that Bekenstein came up with the bold idea to associate entropy with black holes – entropy as the measure of (missing) information about the black-hole internal state which is inaccessible to external observers.” https://lnkd.in/d3sfhP6 View in LinkedIn