Ghosh, RajesRajesGhoshSk, SelimSelimSkSarkar, SudiptaSudiptaSarkar2025-08-222025-08-222023-06-012331-8422http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.14193https://d8.irins.org/handle/IITG2025/18443Several hairy black hole solutions are known to violate the original version of the celebrated no-hair conjecture. This prompted the development of a new theorem that establishes a universal lower bound on the extension of hairs outside any 4-dimensional black hole solutions of general relativity. Our work presents a novel generalization of this ``no-short hair'' theorem, which notably does not use gravitational field equations and is valid for arbitrary spacetime dimensions (D≥4). Consequently, irrespective of the underlying theory of gravity, the ``hairosphere'' must extend to the innermost light ring of the black hole spacetime. Various possible observational implications of this intriguing theorem are discussed, and other useful consequences are explored.en-USHairy black holesRing sizeGeneral relativityQuantum cosmologyNo-hair conjectureHairy black holes: non-existence of short hairs and bound on light ring sizee-Printe-Print123456789/615