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		BurningFrog on Dec 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Studying stars with central black holes My understanding is that the black hole curves space so much that there is no path out of it. This does trap light inside, but speed has nothing to do with it.

pdonis on Dec 18, 2023 [–]

No timelike or null path out of it, yes. (That is, no path through spacetime that an ordinary object or a light ray can follow.)

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