• Deme
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    46 months ago

    The event horizon isn’t a physical object. Does a singularity reflect light? (I’m guessing it’s still a no)

      • Deme
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        16 months ago

        No. An object within the event horizon is still reflecting light just as it was before falling in. The only difference is in relation to where that reflected light can or cannot go from there.

    • @Sam_Bass@lemmy.world
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      16 months ago

      Never seen a singularity so would have to agree it doesn’t. Visible Event Horizons are made up of matter that does reflect light, but if there is no matter involved only light you would likely see is distorted as it passes through it from other sources

      • Deme
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        36 months ago

        No event horizon is made up of matter. Do you mean the matter around and behind the black hole, by which the location and size of the black hole can be inferred?