The striking implication of Hawking’s proposal was that it provided a mechanism for black holes to fade away, reducing in mass as time passes. As the mass decreases, the radiation increases, with the result, it’s believed, that black holes will eventually disappear with a pop. Hawking predicted the pop would be pretty grand: equivalent to the explosion of millions of H-bombs. Others believe it to be more on a par with an artillery shell going off.
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