Hayden–Preskill thought experiment
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The Hayden–Preskill thought experiment is a theoretical scenario in black hole physics that explores how quickly information thrown into a black hole can be recovered from its Hawking radiation, with implications for the black hole information paradox and quantum information scrambling.
All labels observed (2)
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| Hayden–Preskill thought experiment canonical | 1 |
| “Black holes as mirrors: quantum information in random subsystems” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hayden–Preskill thought experiment Context triple: [Page curve, relatedTo, Hayden–Preskill thought experiment]
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Wigner’s friend thought experiment
Wigner’s friend thought experiment is a foundational quantum mechanics scenario that explores the role of observers and consciousness in measurement by considering how different observers can assign conflicting quantum states to the same system.
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Frauchiger–Renner paradox
The Frauchiger–Renner paradox is a thought experiment in quantum foundations that extends Wigner’s friend scenario to argue that standard quantum theory cannot consistently describe its own use by multiple observers.
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Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen paradox
The Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen paradox is a thought experiment that challenges the completeness of quantum mechanics by highlighting the strange, nonlocal correlations predicted for entangled particles.
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D.
Maxwell's demon thought experiment
Maxwell's demon thought experiment is a famous conceptual scenario in thermodynamics that imagines an intelligent being seemingly violating the second law by sorting fast and slow gas molecules without expending energy.
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E.
Einstein’s photon box
Einstein’s photon box is a famous thought experiment proposed by Albert Einstein to challenge the foundations of quantum mechanics by questioning the limits of energy-time uncertainty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hayden–Preskill thought experiment Target entity description: The Hayden–Preskill thought experiment is a theoretical scenario in black hole physics that explores how quickly information thrown into a black hole can be recovered from its Hawking radiation, with implications for the black hole information paradox and quantum information scrambling.
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A.
Wigner’s friend thought experiment
Wigner’s friend thought experiment is a foundational quantum mechanics scenario that explores the role of observers and consciousness in measurement by considering how different observers can assign conflicting quantum states to the same system.
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B.
Frauchiger–Renner paradox
The Frauchiger–Renner paradox is a thought experiment in quantum foundations that extends Wigner’s friend scenario to argue that standard quantum theory cannot consistently describe its own use by multiple observers.
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C.
Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen paradox
The Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen paradox is a thought experiment that challenges the completeness of quantum mechanics by highlighting the strange, nonlocal correlations predicted for entangled particles.
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D.
Maxwell's demon thought experiment
Maxwell's demon thought experiment is a famous conceptual scenario in thermodynamics that imagines an intelligent being seemingly violating the second law by sorting fast and slow gas molecules without expending energy.
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E.
Einstein’s photon box
Einstein’s photon box is a famous thought experiment proposed by Albert Einstein to challenge the foundations of quantum mechanics by questioning the limits of energy-time uncertainty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
theoretical scenario in black hole physics
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thought experiment ⓘ |
| addressesProblem |
black hole information loss problem
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unitarity of black hole evaporation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | old black holes past the Page time ⓘ |
| assumes |
existence of Hawking radiation
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scrambling dynamics of black holes ⓘ unitary quantum evolution ⓘ |
| describedIn |
“Black holes as mirrors: quantum information in random subsystems”
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linked to:
Hayden–Preskill thought experiment
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| describedInJournal | Journal of High Energy Physics ⓘ |
| describedInPublicationType | scientific paper ⓘ |
| field |
black hole physics
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high-energy theoretical physics ⓘ quantum gravity ⓘ quantum information theory ⓘ |
| hasImplication |
constraints on models that violate information conservation in black hole evaporation
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operational definition of how quickly black holes process quantum information ⓘ |
| implies |
black holes can act as approximate quantum information mirrors after the Page time
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no fundamental loss of quantum information if unitarity holds ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern quantum information approaches to black hole physics
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studies of holographic quantum error-correcting codes ⓘ work on complexity and scrambling in many-body quantum systems ⓘ |
| involvesProcess |
collecting emitted Hawking radiation
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decoding quantum information from radiation ⓘ throwing quantum information into an old black hole ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Page time
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quantum error correction perspective on black holes ⓘ random unitary dynamics ⓘ scrambling time ⓘ |
| keyResult |
black holes behave as efficient information scramblers
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information thrown into an old black hole can be recovered from Hawking radiation after a short delay ⓘ recovery time is of order of the scrambling time plus a small additional time to collect radiation ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hawking radiation
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black hole information paradox ⓘ information recovery from black holes ⓘ quantum information scrambling ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John Preskill
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Patrick Hayden ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
John Preskill
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Patrick Hayden ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept |
AdS/CFT correspondence
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Page curve ⓘ decoupling theorems in quantum information ⓘ fast scrambler conjecture ⓘ out-of-time-order correlators ⓘ quantum teleportation ⓘ |
| timeScale | scrambling time proportional to black hole radius times logarithm of entropy ⓘ |
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Subject: Hayden–Preskill thought experiment Description of subject: The Hayden–Preskill thought experiment is a theoretical scenario in black hole physics that explores how quickly information thrown into a black hole can be recovered from its Hawking radiation, with implications for the black hole information paradox and quantum information scrambling.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Hayden–Preskill thought experiment
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describedIn
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“Black holes as mirrors: quantum information in random subsystems”
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linked to: Hayden–Preskill thought experiment