To Test Einstein’s Equations, Poke a Black Hole

01/03/19 • 16 min

Two teams of researchers have made significant progress toward proving the black hole stability conjecture, a critical mathematical test of Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

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Two teams of researchers have made significant progress toward proving the black hole stability conjecture, a critical mathematical test of Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

The post To Test Einstein’s Equations, Poke a Black Hole first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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