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From: Warp
Date: 2 Jan 2008 03:24:52
Message: <477b4a54@news.povray.org>
Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> >   If all geodesics and timelines point towards the singularity, how can
> > anything go away from the singularity?

> But if it's a closed system that's (say) the 4D equivalent to the 
> surface of a sphere, all geodesics *do* point towards the singularity, 
> given enough time. I think.

  I must admit that I have no idea what the GR equations say about this,
but I got the impression that inside the event horizon all geodesics point
straight at the singularity, when going forward in time. I would expect
that no geodesic points away from the singularity at any point.

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                                                          - Warp


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