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To understand black holes, physicists turn to a mathematical ‘Rosetta stone’

A link between particle physics and gravity applies to Hawking radiation

A black circle with white lines emanating from it illustrating radiation from a black hole

Hawking radiation is the faint emission of particles from a black hole (illustrated). It’s too weak to be seen directly, so physicists are coming up with new ways of studying it theoretically.

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By Emily Conover

Physicists have found a new way to investigate a long-standing black hole enigma using the mathematics of particle physics.