I'm a teacher, but not in science. I purposely am not using the term "black hole" because it is too restrictive for the purpose of this question. As I have not taken astronomy or physics, and have no experts to talk with, I have qualms abour revealing my stupidity and ignorance on the subject, but I really want to learn, and answering some of these questions, or explaining why they might be ludricous, would satisfy a raging curiosity in my mind. (I am studying basic physics on my own, but have not yet made much progress.) Please don't dismiss me or patronize me.
1. Is there a difference in the force of gravity in the polar regions and the equatorial regions of any rotating body in space that bulges at the equator as a result of rapid rotation?
2. Is this difference, if it exists, more extreme as the object evolves to being more like a torus than a sphere?
3. Could these factors lead to a degree of chaos or "weather" between the core and the event horizon?
4. Help?
2007-05-17
16:06:17
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John (Thurb) McVey
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