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no-hair theorem

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  • noun A theorem postulating that all black hole solutions of the Einstein-Maxwell equations in general relativity can be completely characterized by only three externally observable classical parameters: mass, electric charge, and angular momentum.

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Hair is a metaphor for the unnecessary information beyond the three proposed parameters.

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