> Re: The Sci.Physics FAQ on " Falling into a Black Hole ":
> " www.Ronen.NET/Physics/Relativity/BlackHoles/Fall_In.HTML ",
>
> Many say that Sagittarius A* ( at the center of the Milky Way )
> is a " Black Hole "; but it's bright in gamma rays ( from anti-matter )
> and, technically, it's just a " highly massive compact object ".
>
> Although Sgr A*'s mass is 3.7 mega suns,
> it's 12.5 light-hours wide ( or less ), so it isn't all that compact.
> ( Pluto is 5 light-hours from the sun )
>
> General Relativity does Not predict black holes.
> Even Stephen Hawking no longer believes in true black holes
> ( because it doesn't jibe with Quantum Mechanical Path Integerals ).
>
> In 1939, Einstein dismissed black holes thusly:
> " The ' Schwarzschild singularity ' does not appear
> for the reason that matter cannot be concentrated arbitrarily.
>
> And this is due to the fact that otherwise
> the constituting particles would reach the velocity of light. ".
>
> You ( Mr. Smith ) told me ( and others ):
> " Your postings will be read by thousands of people.. ".