Recent content by paulctan

I agree that to the falling object, time passes normally and the object does indeed pass through the event horizon in a different time coordinate system. However, my point is that to the outside universe the object never passes through the event horizon, so all the math and physics problems...

Specifically, this quote in the FAQ distubs me: "So if you, watching from a safe distance, attempt to witness my fall into the hole, you'll see me fall more and more slowly as the light delay increases. You'll never see me actually get to the event horizon. My watch, to you, will tick more...

Yes, I did real the whole FAQ. The FAQ does indeed state that we will see the person falling into the black hole stop at the event horizon (actually it state that we will not really even see them as they will be very much redshifted to darkness). That point precises adds to my argument that...

JesseM: Thanks for the quick response. I just read the FAQ link you posted, but the link states the viewpoint of the object falling into a black hole. I agree that to that object, time would pass normally. However, wouldn't the rest of us NEVER see the object even hit the event horizon...

Forgive me if I'm being naive or if this has been answered before, but, I was wondering if someone can explain to me the formation of the event horizon on a black hole. Premise: As a star collapses, the gravitational force increasing as the volume decreases (i.e. density increases). As...