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Why? The existence of any finite ##\Delta \tau## is sufficient. @Ibix argument doesn’t rely on there being an upper bound.
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Another simple correcting argument is here:
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Here's one simple good and valid argument: this... ...already assumes that there is a black hole. A black hole is defined as a region...
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I don't think you were unclear. I just don't see that you are saying anything different from what I said. In a universe with a black...
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True. False. The proper phrasing in daily language is "the observer never sees light signals from the horizon formation". But it is a...
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Quantum behaviour of an electron around a positively charged sphere
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This... ...has nothing to do with energy level transitions in atoms. An electron undergoing an energy level transition in an atom is...
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It was gradual and not very clear-cut and took many decades to get to the position we're in now. It didn't happen overnight and it...
Sep 3, 2025
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Why would you predicate your argument on such an average? Could you please explain your reasoning and how you arrive at the conclusion...
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Why not? There's nothing impossible about it. Sure, it's not going to happen tomorrow. But what about a hundred years from now? Or a...
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How do Tensors "work" in relation to linear algebraic objects?
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You're missing the point: a tensor is not "expanding a vector into more dimensions". That's why mathematicians and physicists don't try...
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At the present time, yes. But there could be lots of radio waves from previous ones. And the area of search isn't just our galaxy. It's...
Sep 2, 2025
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They might not once they reach a certain point of advancement. But they still had to reach that point. And in doing so, judging by our...
Sep 2, 2025
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I have to say I don't really understand the point you're making. What you seem to be saying is that it is possible for an external...
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Please be clearer about what point relevant to the thread topic you are actually trying to make. So far I'm still not sure what it is.
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You could do that, I suppose, but why would you need to? Eddington-Finkelstein covers all the way out to ##r \to \infty##. Yes. What...
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