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HOLOGRAPHIC HYPOTHESIS [1 record]

Record 1 2022-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Relativity (Physics)
DEF

A … principle of quantum gravity postulating that it is possible to obtain information about the bulk of a system, such as a black hole, from the surface of that system.

CONT

The holographic hypothesis has turned out to be very useful for performing calculations in quantum chromodynamics and has also been used to analyse various problems in solid-state physics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relativité (Physique)

Spanish

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