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The meaning of spacetime: Black holes, wormholes and quantum entanglement

The meaning of spacetime: Black holes, wormholes and quantum entanglement

Update: 2025-07-11
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We start by describing the geometrical notions central to Einstein's theory of gravity. We then discuss current ideas for how spacetime geometry could emerge in a quantum theory of gravity. We will see that quantum entanglement plays a crucial role.
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The meaning of spacetime: Black holes, wormholes and quantum entanglement

The meaning of spacetime: Black holes, wormholes and quantum entanglement

Juan Maldacena (IAS Princeton, USA)