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Season 2017 · Episode 3 of 45 Aired Jan 19, 2017

The Phantom Singularity

Thu, Jan 19, 2017
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Isaac Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation tells us that there is a singularity to be found within a black hole, but scientists and mathematicians have found a number of issues with Newton’s equations. They don’t always accurately represent reality. Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity is a more complete theory of gravity. So does using the General Theory of Relativity eliminate the singularity? No. Not only does it concur with Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation but it also reveals a second singularity, not at the center of the black hole but at the event horizon.

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Thu, Jan 19, 2017

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S2017 · E3

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