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information paradox

The information paradox refers to the problem in theoretical physics concerning the fate of information that falls into a black hole. If black holes evaporate via Hawking radiation, which appears to be thermal and featureless, the original information about the infalling matter would seem to be lost. This contradicts the principle of quantum mechanics that information cannot be truly destroyed, posing a profound challenge to our understanding of physics.

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