Are Black Holes Actually Fuzzballs?

November 17, 2021
17 min
Season 2021 - Episode 33: Are Black Holes Actually Fuzzballs?

Season 2021 - Episode 33: Are Black Holes Actually Fuzzballs?

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Overview

Black holes are a paradox. They are paradoxical because they simultaneously must exist but can’t, and so they break physics as we know it. Many physicists will tell you that the best way to fix broken physics is with string. String theory, in fact. And in the black holes of string theory - fuzzballs - are perhaps even weirder than the regular type.

Episode Information

TV Show

PBS Space Time

Season

Season 2021

Episode Number

33

Air Date

November 17, 2021

Runtime

17 minutes