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The Holographic principle is a principle of string theories and a supposed property of quantum gravity that states that the information within a region is exactly described by that on its boundary. DO NOT USE THIS TAG for a photographic hologram.

The Holographic principle is a principle of string theories and a supposed property of quantum gravity that states that the information within a region is exactly described by that on its boundary. DO NOT USE THIS TAG for a photographic hologram. Use the tag instead.

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Are Stokes' theorem and Gauss's theorem examples of the Holographic Principle?

Before I write this question, I'd want to say that I've read this question , and Lubos Motl's answer to it (I found it through the "Questions that may already have your answer"). My question isn't exactly that. I'm asking…
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Why is information in a volume proportional to it's surface area?

I read the wiki article on the holographic principle, but it never answered this question. Can anyone explain the math that leads to this conclusion?
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What is the physical analog of the projection in Holographic Principle hypothesis?

I am a layperson and do not have a good understanding of the background elements of this question. Please forgive and correct if I make any untrue statements. I understand that Holographic Principle hypothesis holds that what we perceive as a…
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Validity of the holographic principle

Is the holographic principle applicable everywhere, e.g. is it possible to learn everything about any whatsoever volume of space everywhere in the universe from the boundary of it or does it have to be bounded by some special feature like an event…
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How to define the boundary of an infinite space in the holographic principle?

In the holographic principle, an analogy is made between the information of a black hole being encoded on the event horizon, and the information of the universe being encoded onto a two-dimensional boundary of the universe. However, one of the…
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Can the holographic surface of our universe be located at the cosmic horizon?

I just listened to a Susskind's talk at Stanford, where, as an answer to a question, he said that may be the surface that contains the information to describe our 3D universe might be located at the cosmic horizon. But what if for whatever reason at…
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