Re:'Megascale' structures that humans could one day build
by Retric on Friday January 15, 2021 @11:09PM
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There is quite a bit of evidence, it’s mostly indirect evidence though.
First, a quark degeneracy pressure is irrelevant for the existence of black holes as they have lower density requirements the larger the event horizon. A large enough uniform density sphere of say styrofoam would form an event horizon.
In terms of evidence, “Frozen stars” don’t match up with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory’s observations that suggest a collision between a black hole and a neutron star.
That said, the Messier 87 black hole image is the closest thing to a direct observation we have. It’s possible that some mistakes where made, but many would argue it’s solid evidence on it’s own.
PS: Anyway, I am not suggesting this as some statement from on high. I am saying if most people that take serious time and effort looking into something all come to the same conclusion it’s prudent to dig deep before coming to a different conclusion. That’s especially true of physics where actually understanding the math behind existing models is difficult. Essentially you should be able to point to some math and say see this, this is wrong and then justify that statement.
First, a quark degeneracy pressure is irrelevant for the existence of black holes as they have lower density requirements the larger the event horizon. A large enough uniform density sphere of say styrofoam would form an event horizon.
In terms of evidence, “Frozen stars” don’t match up with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory’s observations that suggest a collision between a black hole and a neutron star.
That said, the Messier 87 black hole image is the closest thing to a direct observation we have. It’s possible that some mistakes where made, but many would argue it’s solid evidence on it’s own.
PS: Anyway, I am not suggesting this as some statement from on high. I am saying if most people that take serious time and effort looking into something all come to the same conclusion it’s prudent to dig deep before coming to a different conclusion. That’s especially true of physics where actually understanding the math behind existing models is difficult. Essentially you should be able to point to some math and say see this, this is wrong and then justify that statement.