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What would happen to the
passage of time near a black hole according to the Theory of Relativity?

2007-06-13 03:54:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

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Two things will slow time according to Einstein's theory. Moving near the speed of light or being at rest in a gravitational field with an escape velocity near the speed of light.

think of the gravitational field as space being sucked into the heavy body at a certain speed. the weight we feel when we stand in that G field is equivalent to accelerating in space. The speed the fabric of the universe is being pulled into the field is also the escape velocity, so traveling at the speed of light is the same as sitting on the surface of a black hole (time-wise).

Now, the clock would look the same to you. Your internal clock would slow down also. You would not see time slow down. But when you return from the black hole (if you could) you would be much younger than the people who saw you leave to perform the experiment and then saw you return.

2007-06-13 04:19:09 · answer #1 · answered by Owl Eye 5 · 2 0

The first two answers are correct.

What happens near a black hole horizon is space itself gets "sucked" into the event. That's typically drawn as converging lines of isospace bending sharply into a tunnel or funnel of space. And, as we know, when space bends over time, that is velocity and acceleration. Bend it enough, and the isospace bars are moving at near the speed of light.

So instead of a mass, moving along at near light speed relative to space, space itself is moving along at near light speed relative to a rest mass. And as space rushes (bends) into the black hole, time is dialated just as it would have been with mass rushing into the hole. It's all relative...fixed mass to moving space or moving mass to fixed space...which is why it's called the theory of relativity.

Super massive galaxies, which cause so-called gravity lenses, also cause space to move (bend). In which case, there would be time dialation there as well, but not as much as at the event horizon of a black hole because the bend in space is not nearly so great.

2007-06-13 05:08:18 · answer #2 · answered by oldprof 7 · 1 0

in accordance to huge relativity the passage of time might want to remember upon the observer and the body of reference. To an observer observing someone being pulled right into a black hollow they could see the man boost up until eventually they reached close to ordinary p.c. then they could look to decelerate and ultimately supply up. they could by no ability see the man enter the black hollow of their lifetime. inspite of the indisputable fact that from the perspective of the man being pulled into the black hollow time might want to progression often as although no longer some thing got here about because of the phenonemon referred to as "time dilation" which states that someone transferring at close to ordinary p.c. might want to work out all and multiple else round them look to decelerate and vice versa reckoning on the body of reference. therefore accepted relativity comes into play besides considering that gravity can warp area and time, as one receives in route of the black hollow's journey horizon the further distorted time and area develop into. The observer of the astronaut falling into the black hollow sees the astronaut by the mirrored image of sunshine off of the astronaut. because the awesome gravitational rigidity of the black hollow pulls the astronaut contained in the astronaut undergoes a gravitational pink shift. the position they look to decelerate because the gravity stretches the frequency of sunshine into longer and longer wavelengths. With the gravitational pull of the black hollow being almost endless in ability at that's journey horizon, you'll by no ability see the astronaut being pulled by ability of the shape horizon as they could have gone through an huge to endless gravitational redshift. the unlucky astronaut might want to be torn aside by the huge tidal forces of the black hollow lengthy before they crossed the shape horizon although.

2016-11-23 17:19:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Since you would b ine a gravitational well, according to general relativity, observers outside your environment would see your clock slow down

2007-06-13 04:05:02 · answer #4 · answered by Gene 7 · 1 0

ummmmmmm i dont know bout the ytheroy but when u get by a black hole time slows down for u, if u got sucked in one, and u saw the stars basiclly in the few seconds u felt u would see stars go supernova......

2007-06-13 04:49:20 · answer #5 · answered by OMFG 1 · 0 1

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