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what is a black hole

A black hole is a region of spacetime from which gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping.Around a black hole, there is a mathematically defined surface called an event horizon that marks the point of no return.
The hole is called "black" because it absorbs all the light that hits the horizon, reflecting nothing, just like a perfect black body in thermodynamics.


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