white hole
The concept of 'white holes' emerges from general relativity, describing hypothetical regions in spacetime that expel matter and energy, unlike black holes which absorb them.
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Definition
C2Astrophysics
(technical, theoretical)A hypothetical region in space from which matter and energy can escape but nothing can enter.
Example
- A white hole, if it exists, would be the opposite of a black hole, emitting matter and energy instead of absorbing them.
C2Theoretical Physics
(technical, academic)A time-reversed solution to Einstein's field equations, where matter and energy are expelled from a singularity.
Example
- In theoretical models, a white hole could be connected to a black hole via a wormhole.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "white hole":
black holeback holelove holefront holeevent horizonbonus hole