Schwarzschild black hole

noun

An uncharged (q = 0), nonrotating (L = 0) black hole.

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Meanings

nounSchwarzschild black hole (plural Schwarzschild black holes)

plural Schwarzschild black holes

  1. An uncharged (q = 0), nonrotating (L = 0) black hole.

Origin

Named after German physicist and astronomer Karl Schwarzschild (1873–1916).

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