Detailed analysis of a star’s orbit near supermassive black hole
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Detailed analysis of a star’s orbit near supermassive black hole
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#2Not questioned, the best approximation we have for now. As for all theories attempting to describe empirical truth.
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#4Does this mean it's at least possible that space and time aren't linked in the way we think? That General Relativity only makes it appear so?
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#5Another bs piece of academic gender quota propaganda.
The interior of a black hole is fundamentally unobservable. Yet, as an observation astrophysicist she says Einstein's theory "doesn't describe it"!
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#6Another bs piece of academic gender quota propaganda. The interior of a black hole is fundamentally unobservable. Yet, as an observation astrophysicist she says Einstein's theory "doesn't describe it"!
I feel bad for you, man.
Re: Detailed analysis of a star’s orbit near supermassive black hole
#7Does this mean it's at least possible that space and time aren't linked in the way we think? That General Relativity only makes it appear so?
No the finding is that they tested GR near a boundary, where you might expect find issues, and found that it held up. The title and the comment Ghez makes about the interior of a black hole are a bit misleading.
As far as interiors of black holes, I can only guess that she's pointing out (a) that we can't directly observe anything past the event horizon and (b) GR doesn't really make claims about what's going on in the very center at the singularity. From what I've read, it's thought that inside the event horizon, black holes are almost totally empty until you get to the singularity (or torus if it's spinning) at the center.
Re: Detailed analysis of a star’s orbit near supermassive black hole
#8Another bs piece of academic gender quota propaganda. The interior of a black hole is fundamentally unobservable. Yet, as an observation astrophysicist she says Einstein's theory "doesn't describe it"!
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Re: Detailed analysis of a star’s orbit near supermassive black hole
#9Does this mean it's at least possible that space and time aren't linked in the way we think? That General Relativity only makes it appear so?
> Our observations are consistent with Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
Re: Detailed analysis of a star’s orbit near supermassive black hole
#10Another bs piece of academic gender quota propaganda. The interior of a black hole is fundamentally unobservable. Yet, as an observation astrophysicist she says Einstein's theory "doesn't describe it"!
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