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Hawking Radiation is generated from particles spontaneously appearing near a black hole's event horizon, particles which usually quickly disappear. Does this imply the black hole is emitting "new" matter? How does this not violate the law of conservation of mass?

by /u/websitegenius in /r/askscience

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