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Black hole nucleus in hydrogen

The hydrogen atom gets the spectrum it has because you analyze the Schrodinger equation in spherical symmetry with the potential given by $V=-\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\frac{e^2}{r}$. Yet the same ...
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How can two charged black holes merge despite electrostatic repulsion?

I have read this question: Collision of charged black holes And it made me curious. I understand that the charged black holes do have negative EM charge, and they repel. This EM interaction and ...
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What prevents the accumulation of charge in a black hole?

What prevents a static black hole from accumulating more charge than its maximum? Is it just simple Coulomb repulsion? Is the answer the same for rotating black holes? Edit What I understand from ...
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