cosmic censorship

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What does cosmic censorship mean?

The hypothesis that Einstein's general relativity theory singularities are always hidden from the remote observer, and are only visible as black holes.

Where does cosmic censorship come from?

Coined by British scientist Roger Penrose in 1969.

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