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Re: An Alternative to a singularity?

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Originally Posted by modest View Post
You can't tell the difference gravitationally between a point mass (a singularity in this case) and a spherically symmetric ball from a point outside the ball.
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I believe the contradictions mentioned in the origin article would not only apply to the size of mass or "ball" but also on its ability to pass through what physicist call an event horizon.

Therefore, the theoretical predications regarding existence of an event horizon would also be contradictory based on the conceptual principles of Einstein's theories relating to time dilation caused by a gravitational field because the arguments presented in the origin article indicate that a collapsing star must maintain a minimum volume which is equal to of greater than the critical circumference or event horizon defined by Karl Schwarzschild.
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