F. Weber (SDSU), P. Hess (UNAM, Mexico), and C. Vasconcellos (UFRGS, Brazil) have developed a new idea called pseudo-complex gravity to tackle one of physics’ greatest mysteries: The black hole information paradox. In Einstein’s theory, black holes end in a singularity, a point of infinite density where the laws of physics break down and information is lost. Pseudo-complex gravity changes this picture by giving spacetime a built-in smallest scale, so the singularity is replaced with a smooth core. In this view, black holes don’t erase information but rather release it slowly through subtle signals. The theory even predicts possible observational clues, such as faint “echoes” (aftershocks of spacetime ripples) ingravitational waves and tiny shifts in black hole shadows (a glowing ring of light outlining a black hole) that future telescopes and detectors could look for.
