regular black hole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mathematical formulation for a black hole which does not contain a singularity. The environment outside the event horizon is the same as other formulations for black holes.

Word forms

regular black hole regular black holes

Etymology

From regular (“continuous”) + black hole (“region enclosed by an event horizon”). From having a spacetime formulation that is without discontinuities, that is, regular.

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