Equation 61 · A Horizon Is a Toll Booth, Not a Loophole
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Symbol r
r is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.
Symbol r_s
is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.
Symbol G
G is an input to the expression that computes the quantity on the left.
Symbol M
M is an input to the expression that computes the quantity on the left.
=
The expressions on both sides represent the same quantity under the stated assumptions.
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The lower label selects a particular version, component, or indexed member of the quantity. For example, x₀ and xₜ can be values at different positions.
superscript
A raised number can be a power. When it is a label or bound, it selects a case or the upper limit of a sum; the formula’s structure distinguishes these uses.
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What the article says around this equation
As r =2GM/ , f0 and a(r) : holding station arbitrarily close to a horizon costs arbitrarily large continuous thrust, sourced from arbitrarily large continuous energy expenditure, which is exactly the situation Unruh’s original analysis and the long literature it produced treat as the flip side of a diverging local temperature for an accelerated or static near-horizon observer [ 9 , 12 ] .
Sources cited in the article section
- [14] First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole in the Center of the Milky Way ↗
- [10] Particle Creation by Black Holes ↗
- [11] On the Weight of Heat and Thermal Equilibrium in General Relativity ↗
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