In the News•Jun 26, 2023

In the News: In New Paradox, Black Holes Appear to Evade Heat Death

Featuring Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Bill Fefferman, in Quantamagazine

The puzzling behavior of black hole interiors has led researchers to propose a new physical law: the second law of quantum complexity.

Read the full story from Quantamagazine here.

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