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The Quantum Mechanics of Black Holes

Black holes are often defined as areas from which nothing, not even light, can escape. There is good reason to believe, however, that particles can get out of them by "tunneling"

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 236 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “The Quantum Mechanics of Black Holes” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 236 No. 1 (), p. 34
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0177-34