Three Lectures on Complexity and Black Holes

by Leonard Susskind

The first lecture describes the meaning of quantum complexity, the analogy between entropy and complexity, and the second law of complexity. Lecture two reviews the connection between the second law of complexity and the interior of black holes. The final lecture is about the thermodynamics of complexity, and 'uncomplexity' as a resource for doing computational work.

Genres: Physics

84 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

Leonard Susskind is the Felix Bloch Professor of Theoretical Physics at Stanford University. His research interests include string theory, quantum field theory, quantum statistical mechanics and quantum cosmology. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an associate member of the faculty of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, and a distinguished professor of the Korea Institute for Advanced Study.

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Reviews

[Sean Kelley]

I don't understand the language of Calculus, so much was lost on me. Fascinating nonetheless.

[Joseph L · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great and highly informative, truly describes the nature of complexity and its thermodynamic relation to macroscopic black holes. The equations were elegant and not hard to follow, great book.