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The major difference between black holes and white holes is their formation. We know, thanks to the work of J. Robert Oppenheimer and collaborators, that when a massive star undergoes a complete ...
A white hole is thought to be the reverse of a black hole, expelling light and matter rather than absorbing them. Now, a team of researchers has designed a novel optical device with intriguing ...
Of course, white holes are not a new idea, and were first proposed way back in the 1930s. But what little we know about black holes the same can be doubly said for white holes.
White Holes: Inside the Horizon by Carlo Rovelli, translated by Simon Carnell, Allen Lane £14.99, 160 pages. Clive Cookson is the FT’s senior science writer.
White Holes, like Rovelli's other works, is remarkably short — less than 200 pages. But the clarity of his explanations is unparalleled. As a scientist who is also a popularizer, ...
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