The world's most famous living scientist has a new mind-bending theory about black holes. Rather than getting sucked into a singularity of confusion, read our explainer
But when the call to redefine these cosmic crunchers comes from Stephen Hawking, it’s worth taking notice. In a paper posted online, the physicist, based at the University of Cambridge, UK, and one of the creators of modern black-hole theory, does away with the notion of an event ...
That prospect is called the black hole information paradox. It has occupied physicists for decades, not only because it highlights the profound disconnect between general relativity, Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity, and quantum theory –but also because it offers the...
Stephen Hawking announced Monday that there is hope to be foundin the darkness of black holes,...Suhay, Lisa
Stephen Hawking developed several unusual and ground-breaking ideas about black holes. Here are just a few of them.
ANALYSIS: Hawking: Great Scientist, Bad Gambler Professor Stephen Hawking speaks about "Why We Should Go into Space" for the NASA Lecture Series, April 21, 2008. (Image credit: NASA/Paul Alers) Keep in mind that Hawking's bedrock theory of evaporating black holes revolutionized our understanding...
Stephen Hawking died last night at age of 76. I can think of no better, brief social media tribute than that from the @thetweetofgod: “It’s only been a few hours and Stephen Hawking already mathematically proved, to My face, that I don’t exist.” ...
Then in 1974 Stephen Hawking demonstrated that black holes do radiate light due to quantum mechanics. In quantum theory there are limits to what can be known about an object. For example, you cannot know an object’s exact energy. Because of this uncertainty, the energy of a system can flu...
There have been several alternative approaches, along with “firewall theories” in which material was expected to burn away before approaching the black hole, a “fuzzball theory” in which black holes were considered to have ambiguous bounds, and other exotic aspects of theoretical physics. Howev...
What is a primordial black hole? Science Springs Origins of the Primordial Black Hole Stephen Hawking first mentioned primordial black holes (PBHs) in the 1970s as he developed his ideas for cosmology, findings that were a potential consequence of the radiation-dominated universe, a brief period ...