Can a Black Hole Lose its Clothes?
A black hole is a mass that is so compact that it disappears inside an invisible surface called an event horizon. The actual mass is compressed into a mathematical point, called a singularity, sitting at the center of the event horizon sphere. The term event horizon comes from the fact that no event happening inside it can be observed from the outside. Event horizons are a direct consequence of Einstein’s theory of general relativity. The reason why no events on the inside of an event horizon can be observed from the outside is that gravity is so strong there that nothing can escape from within, and that includes light and any other form of signal. The event horizon effectively “dresses” the singularity at the center of the black hole and nature is apparently very reluctant to get rid of these “clothes”. In 1969, Sir Roger Penrose proposed the cosmic censorship hypothesis, which was also stated as: “nature abhors a naked singularity”. So how can a naked singularity possibly be formed a
