TheLorax66
TheLorax66 t1_iubuk09 wrote
Reply to comment by joosth3 in A Monster Black Hole has Been Found Right in our Backyard (Astronomically Speaking) by joosth3
They're represented as a singularity, and for all all intents and purposes it's a good approximation because the event horizon is always larger than the radius, but they do have a diameter. They form when the opposing forces between adjacent electrons and protons is overcome by the gravitational force, but the subatomic particles didn't go anywhere, they're just stacked on top of each other rreeeaaallll tight
TheLorax66 t1_iud9vd2 wrote
Reply to comment by carbonqubit in A Monster Black Hole has Been Found Right in our Backyard (Astronomically Speaking) by joosth3
You know, you're right, I do remember that being about stars now. Thanks for the little lesson, my astrophysics course never got quite that deep :)