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Black holes spinning near maximum rate could split in two, calculations suggest

Black holes spinning near maximum rate could split in two, calculations suggest

Black holes spinning near maximum rate could split in two, calculations suggest

Two black holes can collide and merge into one. But could the opposite happen: could a single black hole split into two smaller ones? That question is explored in a new theoretical study: "When Black Holes Admit Pair-of-pants Topologies," published in the journal Physical Review D.

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