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    Undergrad Black hole smaller than a neutron star?

    How about a huge black hole.. billions of solar masses.. besides having much more gravity, it it going to be the same 'size' at a much less massive black hole. Thanks.
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    Undergrad Black hole smaller than a neutron star?

    OK so some stars evolve into neutron stars which I assume are so small (10's of kms) because ALL empty space is removed between the atoms.. absolute highest density possible? Now.. is a black hole larger (massive and in diameter) than a neutron star and called a black hole only because the...
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    Undergrad Why is E=MC^2 such a neat and simple formula?

    ah.. that's a good point of view.. I hadn't thought of that.
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    Undergrad Why is E=MC^2 such a neat and simple formula?

    Yes. But 2.018 I could live with. but exactly 2? Either metric is based on energy/mass or the other way around. seems fishy. ;)
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    Undergrad Why is E=MC^2 such a neat and simple formula?

    squared is pretty neat though.. why not E=MC2.01867378432783794847384 etc. Might be a silly question but it bugs me :)
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    Undergrad Why is E=MC^2 such a neat and simple formula?

    OK.. my question I've pondered in the past.. why is E=MC2 such a nice and clean formula.. with no corrections or " x .00003845" etc. Was metric based on the universe (physics) or is the universe somehow based on metric?