Kugelblitz (astrophysics)

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A kugelblitz (German:

John Archibald Wheeler's 1955 Physical Review paper entitled "Geons" refers to the kugelblitz phenomenon and explores the idea of creating such particles (or toy models of particles) from spacetime curvature.^[2]

The kugelblitz phenomenon has been considered a possible basis for interstellar engines (drives) for future black hole starships.^{[3][4][non-primary source needed]}

In Fiction

• A kugelblitz is a major plot point in the third season of the American superhero television series The Umbrella Academy.

See also

• Bekenstein bound
• Micro black hole

References

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