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Scientists have confirmed, for the first time, that the very fabric of spacetime takes a"final plunge" at the edge of a black hole.
Though general relativity operates in 4D, it can be vaguely illustrated through a rough 2D analogy. Imagine placing spheres of increasing masses onto a stretched rubber sheet. A golf ball would cause a tiny, almost imperceptible dent; a cricket ball would lead to a larger dent; and a bowling ball a massive dent. That's analogous to moons, planets and stars"denting" 4D spacetime.
A"normal" star is in a binary system with a black hole with mass following from the former to the latterUnderstanding the physics of matter in this hypothetical plunging region of a black hole has been a goal of astrophysicists for some time. To address this, the Oxford team looked at what happens when black holes exist in a
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