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Why even specialists struggle with black hole proofs

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Mathematical proofs of black hole physics are becoming too complex even for specialists.

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Penuela Diaz, A. Why even specialists struggle with black hole proofs. Nat. Phys. 20, 522 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02398-z

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