The Science Life Math

Here’s a peek into the mathematics of black holes

A nearly 1,000-page proof shows that slowly rotating black holes are stable

An image of a black hole

Whether rotating black holes are stable in the face of perturbations has been an open question in mathematics.

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By Rachel Crowell

- More than 2 years ago

Black holes exist in our universe. That’s widely accepted today. Physicists have detected the X-rays emitted when black holes feed, analyzed the gravitational waves from black hole collisions and even imaged two of these behemoths.