Theories · theory Black Hole Thermodynamics Accepted · 1974 StatusAcceptedYear1974 SummaryBlack holes have entropy proportional to their surface area and radiate at a temperature set by their mass. It ties gravity, quantum mechanics, and thermodynamics together, and nobody fully understands why. TimelineBlack Holes EvaporateThe Last Black Holes Go EquationsSchwarzschild RadiusStefan–Boltzmann LawBoltzmann EntropyEinstein Field EquationsPlanck's Law ProponentStephen HawkingJacob BekensteinRoger Penrose Referenced by equationBoltzmann EntropyEinstein Field EquationsPlanck's LawSchwarzschild RadiusStefan–Boltzmann Law eventBlack Holes EvaporateThe Last Black Holes Go researcherJacob BekensteinRoger PenroseStephen Hawking Open on the Theories shelf — the interactive card, the filters, and everything alongside it. From the Theories database in Notion, last edited 2026-08-15. This page is the row, rendered by the build; nothing on it is written by hand.