When particle-antiparticle pairs are created just outside the event horizon of a black hole, one member can escape while the other enters the black hole. What is the name of this stream of particles leaving a black hole?
A) Schwarzschild radiation
B) Kerr radiation
C) Planck radiation
D) Hawking radiation

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This phenomenon is known as Hawking radiation, named after physicist Stephen Hawking, who proposed that black holes are not completely black but emit small amounts of thermal radiation due to quantum effects near the event horizon.

When Particle-Antiparticle Pairs Are Created Just Outside the Event Horizon