On 26 January 2014 10:58, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > Sure. In the case of a star that collapses to a BH the cause is the > matter which became so compressed that a singularity formed - and then the > matter disappeared into it. That's why the Schwarzschild metrice is a > vacuum solution, no matter. >
I assume most physicists nowadays think classical GR breaks down at some point before a singularity forms, so in practice there is *something* in there (though no one knows what, and it may be at - or below - the Planck length)....? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

