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FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j2ak7xf wrote

Hawking had an idea about infalling objects being smeared on the event horizon. https://qz.com/487418/stephen-hawking-explains-how-to-escape-a-black-hole

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WittyUnwittingly OP t1_j2alj4i wrote

That would be what is referred to as "soft hair," yes?

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FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j2b1tdc wrote

I had never seen that expression before. I suppose it would be. Thanks for pointing me to that.

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WittyUnwittingly OP t1_j2b6qy9 wrote

Just recently reconciled those two concepts myself. Lots of "the same stuff but with different words" in black hole physics.

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FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j2begkz wrote

What amazes me is that people like Hawking and Einstein did a lot of this just by making thought experiments.

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