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White Holes: The Hypothetical Opposite of Black Holes
- A white hole is a theoretical region of space that nothing can enter, only exit.
- It’s imagined as the time-reversed opposite of a black hole.
- While black holes trap matter and light, white holes would endlessly eject them.
- White holes arise as possible solutions in Einstein’s equations of relativity.
- They have never been observed and remain purely hypothetical.
- Some theories suggest white holes could be connected to black holes through wormholes.
- If real, they might explain unusual cosmic phenomena like mysterious gamma-ray bursts.
- White holes would violate the known laws of thermodynamics, making them controversial.
- Quantum gravity might provide a framework for their existence.
- Though unproven, white holes spark imagination as cosmic fountains in science and fiction.