Hawking cracks black hole paradox

[Mystic Cloud]

Interesting url, thank you []
Go Hawking \o/ \o/

It really sounded good that he had made an U-turn in his belief
system about black holes. Too many nowadays that hang on to old
and dead beliefs.

[Mick]

quote:Originally posted by Mystic Cloud

Interesting url, thank you []
Go Hawking \o/ \o/

It really sounded good that he had made an U-turn in his belief
system about black holes. Too many nowadays that hang on to old
and dead beliefs.

That is obviously a strength of the scientific method, not always quick enough for some but once a hypothesis is evolved... Of course, his new hypothesis may not be accepted
It is amazing that he is able to pursue these explorations with such determination, he has been quite ill of late with bronchial related problems and is spending time in hospital.
I live in the same region of the UK and the local news covers his welfare on occasions.

[Logic]

I always found astro-physics to be fascinating. However, though somewhat dissapointing, yet astounding at the same time, most of what scientists "know" about areas like this can only be considered "theory", and not actual knowledge, just by observing and applying the current laws of physics. However, it does remind us that the human mind is capable of so many interesting concepts and ideas, which will probably be ever changing and evolving.

[ImmuredSoul]

Do I sense this has something to do with the BIG black hole they found recently? If not, what changes about this? I'm not a Black Holegist, but . . . I don't know, just a thought.

[Mick]

quote:Originally posted by Logic

 just by observing and applying the current laws of physics. However, it does remind us that the human mind is capable of so many interesting concepts and ideas, which will probably be ever changing and evolving.

I attended a presentation re. particle physics for numpties and one of the points presented by the astronomer was that particle physics theorists will during the course of their work formulate a macro effect of some aspect of the physics that they are studying and will then ask astronomers to look for such an effect. If encountered they can then offer a possible explanation

[Nagual]

Hawking cracks black hole paradox

After nearly 30 years of arguing that a black hole destroys everything that falls into it, Stephen Hawking is saying he was wrong. It seems that black holes may after all allow information within them to escape. Hawking will present his latest finding at a conference in Ireland next week.

The about-turn might cost Hawking, a physicist at the University of Cambridge, an encyclopaedia because of a bet he made in 1997. More importantly, it might solve one of the long-standing puzzles in modern physics, known as the black hole information paradox.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/print.jsp?id=ns99996151