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This book reflects the resurgence of interest in the quantum
properties of black holes, culminating most recently in
controversial discussions about firewalls. On the thermodynamic
side, it describes how new developments allowed the inclusion of
pressure/volume terms in the first law, leading to a new
understanding of black holes as chemical systems, experiencing
novel phenomena such as triple points and reentrant phase
transitions. On the quantum-information side, the reader learns how
basic arguments undergirding quantum complementarity have been
shown to be flawed; and how this suggests that a black hole may
surround itself with a firewall: a violent and chaotic region of
highly excited states. In this thorough and pedagogical treatment,
Robert Mann traces these new developments from their roots to our
present-day understanding, highlighting their relationships and the
challenges they present for quantum gravity.
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