black hole

Summary

black hole is an astronomical object type^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• black hole's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type^[3].
• black hole is a type of massive compact halo object^[4].
• black hole is a type of compact object^[5].
• black hole is part of compact object^[6].
• black hole's Commons category is recorded as Black holes^[7].
• black hole is the opposite of white hole^[8].
• black hole comprises firewall^[9].
• black hole comprises event horizon^[10].
• black hole comprises gravitational singularity^[11].
• black hole comprises Soft hair^[12].
• black hole comprises ergosphere^[13].
• black hole comprises innermost stable circular orbit^[14].
• black hole comprises photon sphere^[15].
• black hole comprises Cauchy horizon^[16].
• black hole comprises Shock singularity^[17].
• black hole comprises mass inflation^[18].
• black hole's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Black holes^[19].
• black hole's Commons gallery is recorded as Black hole^[20].
• black hole's topic has template is recorded as Template:Black holes^[21].
• black hole's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/black-holes/^[22].
• black hole's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/tags/black-hole/^[23].
• black hole's end cause is recorded as Hawking radiation^[24].
• black hole's has effect is recorded as Hawking radiation^[25].
• black hole's has characteristic is recorded as mass^[26].
• black hole's has characteristic is recorded as electric charge^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

black hole's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type^[3]. Recorded subclass of include massive compact halo object^[4] and compact object^[5]. It is the opposite of white hole^[8].

Use and Application

Components include firewall^[9], a scientific hypothesis^[28]; event horizon^[10], a hypersurface^[29]; gravitational singularity^[11]; Soft hair^[12]; ergosphere^[13]; and innermost stable circular orbit^[14]. black hole is part of compact object^[6].

Influence

Things named for black hole include BlackCAT^[30], a space telescope^[31], in United States^[32]; no-hair theorem^[33], a theorem^[34]; it cosmology^[35], a non-standard cosmology^[36]; blanet^[37], a scientific hypothesis^[38]; sonic it^[39], a physical phenomenon^[40]; and white hole^[41], an astronomical object type^[42].

Why It Matters

black hole has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for it include BlackCAT^[30], a space telescope^[31], in United States^[32]; no-hair theorem^[33], a theorem^[34]; it cosmology^[35], a non-standard cosmology^[36]; blanet^[37], a scientific hypothesis^[38]; sonic it^[39], a physical phenomenon^[40]; and white hole^[41], an astronomical object type^[42].