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> In real life, these turn into black holes I think this is right, and I think he explicitly calls out that these calculations were done with Newtonian physics
by pavel_lishin 2y ago
> In real life, these turn into black holes
I think this is right, and I think he explicitly calls out that these calculations were done with Newtonian physics modeling point particles - and we know that those two factors severely limit the application of this to the real-world.
- jessriedel 2y agoRight, it wasn't criticism, but the point I added (that I think was not explicit in the article) is this: black holes provide a lower bound on the potential energy, not just an indication that the model is breaking down.
- hnuser123456 2y agoYes, so some of the gravitational potential energy gets converted into gravitational waves instead of flinging some stars further and further out, enabling at least something to stay behind.