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Originally Posted by smenkhare

Hi.
Can someone explain to me what may be a very stupid question.

Are black holes supposed to be actual physical objects in space or mathematical concepts? Different things I read seem to suggest both ways.

Thanks.
Pete

Peter..... ( Physically ) according to the ' Astronomical Experts ' ...black holes do exist and have so much ' mass ' that the object collapses in on itself to a point of no return ( point of singularity ) ....at the ' edge ' it's called ' the event horizon....go beyond that and the ' black hole will swallow everything up....and there's no escape....apparently not even light can escape from a black hole.

Some have suggested that on the ' other side ' of a black hole is an ' alternative Universe. Black Holes vary in size....some are so big that they ' swallow ' other stars and ' distort ' galaxies. They even ' roam ' about space ' gobbling ' up everything in their path.

As far as being mathematical concept....everything can be ' reduced ' to a mathematical concept.....just ask a Quantum Physicists or a Professor of Mathamatics......but as for me....I'm not sure about that one.

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