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Are higher-dimensional black holes uniquely determined by their mass and spin? Do non-spherical black holes exist in higher dimensions? This essay explains how the answers to these questions have been supplied by the discovery of a new five-dimensional black hole solution. The existence of this solution implies that five-dimensional black holes exhibit much richer dynamics than their four-dimensional counterparts.
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Emparan, R., Reall, H.S. Essay: The End of Black Hole Uniqueness. General Relativity and Gravitation 34, 2057–2062 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021127300125
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