Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. The radiation presumed to be given off by a black hole by quantum mechanical processes.
Etymologies
- Named from the English physicist Stephen Hawking. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“A significant portion of this increase cannot be explained by the general changes in Hawking radiation brought about by the gradual mass-evaporation of the black hole itself ...”
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Varieties of Radiation
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