New mathematical formulation means huge paradigm shift in physics would not be necessary An image captured by the Event Horizon telescope in 2019 of light around a black hole at the centre of the galaxy M87. Photograph: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration/EPA Hannah Devlin Science correspondent @hannahdev Thu 17 Mar 2022 13.51 GMT Stephen Hawking’s black hole information paradox has bedevilled scientists for half a century and led some to question the fundamental laws of physics.