event horizon
noun
: the surface of a black hole : the boundary of a black hole beyond which nothing can escape from within it
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Neutron stars are some of the densest objects in the universe, with intense gravitational fields—but not as intense as black holes, whose gravity is so strong that not even light can escape their event horizons.
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Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
White holes also have a singularity, but their event horizons act differently.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2023
Only within a spherical boundary surrounding the black hole known as the event horizon would a person or object get pulled inexorably inward.
—Adam Mann, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2023
My personal theory is that 1994 represents the event horizon.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
The group has now developed a more sophisticated theory of gravity that can handle the region just inside the event horizon and doesn’t violate any current experimental data.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
Hair on the Horizon The idea that event horizons gather information and cause decoherence isn’t new.
—Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2023
They are surrounded by a boundary called the event horizon.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2023
Under the classical theory, an accreditation disk rotates in sync with a black hole and gradually falls below its event horizon, the point beyond which no light can escape.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
White holes also have a singularity, but their event horizons act differently.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2023
Only within a spherical boundary surrounding the black hole known as the event horizon would a person or object get pulled inexorably inward.
—Adam Mann, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2023
My personal theory is that 1994 represents the event horizon.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
The group has now developed a more sophisticated theory of gravity that can handle the region just inside the event horizon and doesn’t violate any current experimental data.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
Hair on the Horizon The idea that event horizons gather information and cause decoherence isn’t new.
—Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2023
They are surrounded by a boundary called the event horizon.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2023
Under the classical theory, an accreditation disk rotates in sync with a black hole and gradually falls below its event horizon, the point beyond which no light can escape.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
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“Event horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/event%20horizon. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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