Crossing the Event Horizon of a Black Hole

In summary, according to the book, a particle following a geodesic towards a black hole always reaches the speed of light c when crossing the "event horizon" regardless of the reduced circumference that the particle begins at (1mm or 10 million light years).
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atyy said:
No.

Yes.
 
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  • #142
DiamondGeezer said:
Yes.

Good!
 
  • #143
This thread is done. I have kept it open in the interests of pedagogy, but it now is clear (and has been for some time) that nothing is being accomplished.
 

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