On the topology of black holes

Gregory J. Galloway

doi:10.1007/BF02096748

On the topology of black holes

Gregory J. Galloway

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We establish from local hypotheses some results concerning the final state topology of black holes. We show that the surface of a black hole must have 2-sphere topology and that the topology of space in its vicinity is simple.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	53-66
Number of pages	14
Journal	Communications in Mathematical Physics
Volume	151
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02096748
State	Published - Jan 1 1993

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