Possible way out of the Hawking paradox: Erasing the information at the horizon

TL;DR

This paper proposes that slight deviations from spherical symmetry in black holes can erase information at the horizon, potentially resolving the Hawking information paradox by linking it to Landauer's principle.

Contribution

It introduces a mechanism based on Einstein solutions showing how non-spherical deviations can erase information at the horizon, offering a new perspective on the paradox.

Findings

Deviations from spherical symmetry can erase information at the horizon.

The mechanism aligns with Landauer's principle in gravitational fields.

Provides a potential resolution to the Hawking paradox.

Abstract

We show that small deviations from spherical symmetry, described by means of exact solutions to Einstein equations, provide a mechanism to "bleach" the information about the collapsing body as it falls through the aparent horizon, thereby resolving the information loss paradox. The resulting picture and its implication related to the Landauer's principle in the presence of a gravitational field, is discussed.