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Hawking area theorem: a standalone construct

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theorem that the total event horizon area of black holes never decreases under classical processes with positive energy.

In gravitational physics, Hawking area theorem refers to theorem that the total event horizon area of black holes never decreases under classical processes with positive energy. This meaning comes from Hawking (1971) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

Hawking, S. W. (1971). Gravitational Radiation from Colliding Black Holes. Physical Review Letters, 26(21), 1344-1346. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.26.1344

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