8.821 | Fall 2014 | Graduate

String Theory and Holographic Duality

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Lecture 5: Black Hole Thermodynamics

Description: In this lecture, Prof. Liu first discusses four laws of black hole mechanics, and then relates them to laws of thermodynamics. This shows that a black hole is a thermal object with not only temperature, but also entropy. He also outlines the black hole information paradox.

Instructor: Hong Liu

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