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I'll post what I have...but I'll have to re-learn LaTex...

OK, maybe I didn't specify this but it's important to note that this analysis does NOT hit the event horizon. The point of the black hole's presence is simply to make the acceleration significantly change with r.

OK...if we restrict this to Newtonian gravity do you have advice on how to tackle it?

Hi PeroK! Would a Newtonian answer be approximate or completely nonsensical? I showed this to a physics professor and he was the one who suggested the conservation of energy approach but did not mention that GR would be mandatory here.

Hi Orodruin! By "time" I mean as calculated by a remote observer, not proper time of the object.

Is using the Schwartzschild metric mandatory? Can I stay with Newton's equation for force but include equation #1 to account for relativistic effects? True "GR treatment" here is above my pay grade.

First of all, this isn't homework, so I'm not sure if this is the appropriate channel to post this in. I study physics as a pastime and I simply want to know how to solve this problem. I'm willing to do all of the work, or none of it, as long as I understand the solution! :smile: Because the...