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Hairy Black Holes: Stability and Solutions

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This lecture delves into the concept of hairy black holes, starting from the no-hair conjecture to the discovery of counterexamples. The instructor explains the stability analysis of non-Abelian monopoles and the formation of solutions with black holes and electric hair, highlighting the significance of large-scale black holes in physical theories.

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Physics

Relativity: General relativity

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Astrophysics: Physical cosmology

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