
The first computer-generated image of a black hole. Credit: Jean-Pierre Luminet / CNRS Photothèque
Performing Infinite Computations with Black Holes
One of the fascinating topics I read about recently is how developments in physics have changed our understanding of what can be done with computers. Let’s say, for example, that a day near a black hole equals a year on Earth, and you want to run a program that takes a year to finish. Could you wait a day near the black hole instead of a year on Earth? This is the topic of this post in short, and before we begin, I will explain some basic concepts we need....