Jul 20 – 24, 2026
St. John's Hotel, Gangneung
Asia/Seoul timezone

Quantum black holes: inside and outside

Jul 23, 2026, 9:30 AM
1h
Babuda Ballroom, 4F, Ocean tower (St. John's Hotel, Gangneung)

Babuda Ballroom, 4F, Ocean tower

St. John's Hotel, Gangneung

307, Changhae-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea

Speaker

Prof. Dong-han Yeom (Pusan National University)

Description

We revisit the dynamics of black holes using the canonical approach to quantum gravity. By introducing time slices that cover both the inside and the outside of the horizon, we obtain the Wheeler-DeWitt equation. It is not possible to solve it directly, but it is possible to see potential dynamics and boundary conditions. From this, we can conclude that we cannot provide a coherent state that covers both the outside and the inside of the horizon. We will discuss the possible physical meaning of this and apply it to the information loss paradox.

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