Chris Huff wrote in message ...
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>Matter falling into a black hole emits radiation that is visible before
>it passes the event horizon. This radiation is caused by friction
>heating and also by the near light-speed velocities(a kind of
>synchrotron radiation?).


Additionally, because of general relativity, nothing ever passes the event
horizon of the black hole.  A black hole consists of all the matter that is
currently falling into it.

Mark

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