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Stephen Hawking Was Wrong—Extremal Black Holes Are Possible
For decades, a black hole that has as much spin or charge as it can given it mass was considered mathematically impossible. A new proof reveals otherwise.
https://www.wired.com/story/mathematicians-prove-stephen-hawking-wrong-about-the-most-extreme-black-holes-space-physics-astrophysics/
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For decades, a black hole that has as much spin or charge as it can given it mass was considered mathematically impossible. A new proof reveals otherwise.
https://www.wired.com/story/mathematicians-prove-stephen-hawking-wrong-about-the-most-extreme-black-holes-space-physics-astrophysics/