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From: Darren New
Date: 22 Jul 2010 17:11:57
Message: <4c48b41d$1@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
>   According to GR you would need an infinite amount of energy to maintain
> a shape with non-zero volume. Obviously there isn't an infinite amount of
> energy inside a black hole.

Interestingly, according to QM, you need an infinite amount of energy if two 
particles can be zero distance from each other.  And that is *exactly* the 
problem.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renormalization

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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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