#39Listening: Fill in the BlanksAcademic,CoreMedium

Black Hole

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As yet, the new [blank] is incomplete. So far, the researchers have only [blank] the effects caused by one property of matter falling into a black hole, its electric charge. They have not shown the effect of its mass, which would also be important. Their [blank] , therefore, account only for part of the information that is lost. But they have established a [blank] that may lead to a full accounting of the matter. That would let physicists sleep easy in their beds, in the knowledge that reality is once again [blank] , at least [blank] , how they think it ought to.

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As yet, the new explanation is incomplete. So far, the researchers have only computed the effects caused by one property of matter falling into a black hole, its electric charge. They have not shown the effect of its mass, which would also be important. Their calculations , therefore, account only for part of the information that is lost. But they have established a principle that may lead to a full accounting of the matter. That would let physicists sleep easy in their beds, in the knowledge that reality is once again behaving , at least approximately , how they think it ought to.
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