mass inflation

in general relativity, a phenomenon inside spinning or charged black holes in which the interactions of outgoing/ingoing radiation at the Cauchy horizon cause the black hole mass parameter to become unbounded at the Cauchy horizon
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mass inflation

Summary

mass inflation is a phenomenon[1]. It draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (phenomenon category, ranking #172 of 290).[2]

Key Facts

  • mass inflation is credited with the discovery of Eric Poisson[3].
  • mass inflation is credited with the discovery of Werner Israel[4].
  • mass inflation's instance of is recorded as phenomenon[5].
  • mass inflation's instance of is recorded as gravitational singularity[6].
  • mass inflation's location is recorded as Cauchy horizon[7].
  • mass inflation's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-10-16T00:00:00Z[8].
  • mass inflation's has cause is recorded as blueshift[9].
  • mass inflation's has effect is recorded as tidal force[10].
  • mass inflation's studied by is recorded as theoretical physics[11].
  • mass inflation's studied by is recorded as quantum gravity[12].
  • mass inflation's studied by is recorded as general relativity[13].
  • mass inflation's object of occurrence is recorded as charged black hole[14].
  • mass inflation's object of occurrence is recorded as rotating black hole[15].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Eric Poisson[3], a physicist[16], b. 1965[17], of Canada[18], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society[19] and Werner Israel[4], a physicist[20], 1931–2022[21], of Canada[22], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[23], specialised in physics[24].

Why It Matters

mass inflation draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (phenomenon category, ranking #172 of 290).[2]

References

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  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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