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  2. No-hair theorem - Wikipedia

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    The no-hair theorem (which is a hypothesis) states that all stationary black hole solutions of the Einstein–Maxwell equations of gravitation and electromagnetism in general relativity can be completely characterized by only three independent externally observable classical parameters: mass, angular momentum, and electric charge.

  3. Black hole - Wikipedia

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    Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass can deform spacetime to form a black hole. [3] [4] The boundary of no escape is called the event horizon. A black hole has a great effect on the fate and circumstances of an object crossing it, but has no locally detectable features according to general ...

  4. Membrane paradigm - Wikipedia

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    In black hole theory, the black hole membrane paradigm is a simplified model, useful for visualising and calculating the effects predicted by quantum mechanics for the exterior physics of black holes, without using quantum-mechanical principles or calculations.

  5. Black hole thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    In physics, black hole thermodynamics [1] is the area of study that seeks to reconcile the laws of thermodynamics with the existence of black hole event horizons.As the study of the statistical mechanics of black-body radiation led to the development of the theory of quantum mechanics, the effort to understand the statistical mechanics of black holes has had a deep impact upon the ...

  6. Ergosphere - Wikipedia

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    A black hole with modest angular momentum has an ergosphere with a shape approximated by an oblate spheroid, while faster spins produce a more pumpkin-shaped ergosphere. The equatorial (maximal) radius of an ergosphere is the Schwarzschild radius , the radius of a non-rotating black hole.

  7. Event horizon - Wikipedia

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    For black holes, this manifests as Hawking radiation, and the larger question of how the black hole possesses a temperature is part of the topic of black hole thermodynamics. For accelerating particles, this manifests as the Unruh effect , which causes space around the particle to appear to be filled with matter and radiation.

  8. BKL singularity - Wikipedia

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    with roots p 2 = 0 (obvious) and p 2 = (1 + u) / (1 + u + u 2), from which p 1 and p 3 are then obtained by back substitution. One can define six such parameters u ab = p a / p b, for which p c ≤ p b ≤ p a when (c, b, a) is a cyclic permutation of (1, 2, 3). [36] All different values of p 1, p 2, p 3 ordered as above are obtained with u ...

  9. Black hole information paradox - Wikipedia

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    In quantum mechanics, the evolution of the state is governed by the Schrödinger equation.The Schrödinger equation obeys two principles that are relevant to the paradox—quantum determinism, which means that given a present wave function, its future changes are uniquely determined by the evolution operator, and reversibility, which refers to the fact that the evolution operator has an ...