Falling Into a Black Hole: Time Dilation & Survival

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The discussion centers on the experience of an observer falling into a supermassive black hole and the implications of time dilation. While an outside observer perceives the infaller slowing down and becoming redder, the infaller experiences a vastly accelerated universe. However, it is established that survival beyond the event horizon is impossible, as the infaller quickly reaches the central singularity and meets a fatal end. The conversation references existing threads and suggests consulting academic papers for a deeper understanding of the mathematics involved.

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  • Understanding of general relativity and its implications on time dilation
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  • Basic knowledge of Hawking radiation and its role in black hole evaporation
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  • Research the mathematical framework of general relativity and its application to black holes
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So for an outside observer it appears someone falling into is slowing down and then gets redder and redder. But what about for the local observer? From the perspective of the person falling I would imagine that the universe would appear to speed up tremendously. Is it possible you could survive to the end of the universe since time dilation becomes more pronounced the closer you get? Like is it possible that what kills you is the hawking radiation which eventually destroys a black hole and not as you would think the gravitational difference spaghettifying you?

Also I am referring to a supermassive black hole.
 
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serp777 said:
Is it possible you could survive to the end of the universe since time dilation becomes more pronounced the closer you get?
No. There are many threads here already about the infaller's experience: He crosses the event horizon and very shortly after that reaches the central singularity and dies horribly; the last thing he sees is light that crossed the event horizon shortly after he did.

Search for some of the older threads, or you can try this paper - even if the math is somewhat daunting, the English prose around the math is somewhat accessible to a layman.
 

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