Introduction
Fuzzballs, also called Stringy Stars, are String Theory's equivalent of Black Holes. In recent years physicists have delved into how strings could interconnect to create Black Holes; the result are large, very flaccid discs, which would not have a point sized singularity that is the essence of the modern Black Hole.
The event Horizon
Samir Mathur, Ohio State University, calculated that the event horizon of Fuzzballs agrees with the current theory of Black holes, but in one way it is different. The event horizon in Black Holes is very precise and strict while in Fuzzballs the event horizon is very much like a mist; it is fuzzy—thus the name fuzzballs.
The essence of the Black Hole
Black Holes have grabbed attention as the massive killers of the universe that destroy anything in their path - even light can not escape their pull. However Fuzzballs have redefined this idea and turned it on its head. As decribed earlier Fuzzballs don't have a prominent singlarity at its centre, and so the destruction of data that is the essence of Black Holes no longer exists in Fuzzballs. Instead the data from the Fuzzball marks the strings that carry the information in vibrations. This data can be given out by the escape of Hawking radiation.
What Fuzzballs accomplish that Black Holes don't
Black Holes create a problem; they cause a contradiction widely known as the Black hole information paradox, which means that they don't obey the laws of Quantum Physics. The problem is that it is widely believed particles that enter a Black Hole release no information outside of the Black Hole. However, Fuzzballs seem to have solved this problem by the fact that information that enters the Fuzzballs is given out by the vibrations in the strings that make them up.
See Also
Black Holes
Hawking radiation
Black hole information paradox
String Theory
External links
| Are Black Holes Fuzzballs?
| Information paradox solved? If so, Black Holes are "Fuzzballs"
