My understanding is that in General Relativity geometry replaces the gravitational field. There is no gravitational field in GR to act on light. So then how the geometry is preventing the escape of light? Do you think the geometry is static?

Besides it seems to me that your own equations suggest that the coordinate system is being sucked into the black hole. You first stated that there is a shell at r, and then evaluated it at the event horizon and found that it is moving at the speed of light. Now you say that there is no shell there. I cannot understand the contradictions.

Regards,

Richard

• Semi explain - bruce - February 23, 2002 - 15:18 UTC
• Semi explain - bruce - February 23, 2002 - 15:19 UTC
• Not posting the entire message? - bruce - February 23, 2002 - 15:20 UTC
  • Try again - bruce - February 23, 2002 - 15:21 UTC
    • A spherical shell is a mental construct - yanniru - February 24, 2002 - 19:42 UTC
      • I'm not making any sense? - bruce - February 24, 2002 - 21:26 UTC
        • I still do not understand(nt) - yanniru - February 25, 2002 - 14:19 UTC
      • BTW - bruce - February 24, 2002 - 21:53 UTC
        • Yes - yanniru - February 25, 2002 - 14:21 UTC
          • Look at this. - bruce - February 25, 2002 - 22:36 UTC