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What is Hawking radiation?

  1. The radiation emmitted just around the event horizon of a black hole.

  2. The radiation within a worm hole.

  3. The Sun's radiation.

  4. Radiation from the farthest point in the Universe.
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Hawking radiation is theoretical blackbody radiation emitted by black holes due to quantum effects near the event horizon. Particle-antiparticle pairs form just outside the horizon; one falls in while the other escapes as radiation, carrying away energy from the black hole.

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