1. I wonder if light itself orbits around a black hole. Wouldn`t the perimiter/event horizon of a black hole contain photons orbiting at the speed of light?

2. The effect of the singularity on a falling object: I`m not convinced that a spectator`s perspective of an object slowing down as it reaches the horizon is purely an optical illusion. Doesn`t the singularity warp time enough that you actually reach the end of the universe -- or the entropic demise of the black hole -- at r=0/t=0, (whichever comes first)?

• RE: light in orbit? singularity=end of universe? - mathman - July 13, 2000 - 01:58 UTC
  • RE: RE: light in orbit? singularity=end of universe? - Scot - July 13, 2000 - 05:39 UTC
    • RE: RE: RE: light in orbit? singularity=end of universe? - spaceboob9 - July 13, 2000 - 22:34 UTC
    • further carification - mathman - July 15, 2000 - 02:38 UTC
      • RE: further carification - RVT - August 21, 2000 - 06:04 UTC
      • RE: further carification - Va King - September 17, 2000 - 12:17 UTC
    • RE: RE: RE: light in orbit? singularity=end of universe? - pmb - July 15, 2000 - 16:01 UTC
      • pmb makes yet another mistake - bmp - August 3, 2000 - 01:21 UTC
        • RE: pmb makes yet another mistake - <_you!/">@$$^%&$^$$$#^%&%&%$^%*:">< you! - August 30, 2000 - 22:56 UTC