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Wheeler, J.A. (1979). The Black Hole: An Imaginary Conversation with Albert Einstein. In: Aichelburg, P.C., Sexl, R.U. (eds) Albert Einstein. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-91080-6_5
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