ICTS

Over the last couple of years there has been striking progress towards understanding the so-called `Black Hole Information Paradox’, the apparent violation of the rules of quantum mechanics in black hole backgrounds that Hawking first drew attention to 45 years ago. The new work on this long standing puzzle is reviewed in this issue from the perspective of theoretical physicists, Ahmed Almheiri from IAS Princeton and Douglas Stanford from Stanford University.
Also in this issue, senior astrophysicist Mayank Vahia writes about the ancient world and ancient astronomy. MB Rajani gives us an interesting geospatial analysis to study and preserve cultural heritage landscapes.