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This is officially above my paygrade. I just know the basic argument that if black holes are simple, then going from a complex thermodynamic arrangement without a black hole to one with a black hole would represent a spontaneous reduction in entropy. And therefore theories where black holes have a lot of entropy are of interest. While this was originally an argument for string theory, it can be used to argue for othe…
> reduction in entropy The formation of a black hole surface around ordinary matter is an increase in entropy if "no hair" is correct. All the individual masses and linear and angular momenta (and electric charge) are hidden behind the trapping surface. By examining that surface you can't tell how many bits and pieces there were inside when it formed initially or which fell in later; only the aggregate values are ava…
But I'll follow as an interested amateur.