Extreme black holes may have "hair," find scientists
Researchers discover black holes that violate the uniqueness theorem and have "gravitational hair."
Black hole illustration.
Scientists discover that some extreme black holes may violate the "no hair" theorem.
These black holes feature properties outside of the three classical black hole traits of mass, spin, and charge.
The researchers ran sophisticated simulations to discover these space oddities.
Black holes are wonderfully weird, sparking the imagination with the many mysteries surrounding their formation and functions in our universe. Now scientists found a new kind of extreme black hole, one that breaks the so-called "ho hair" theorem. In other words, this black hole has "hair."