"Burning walls" may stop black hole formation

Description

Black holes are thought to form when stars of sufficient size collapse creating a force so strong that nothing can oppose it. The result is a region of space with infinite density and a gravitational field so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.

The idea that no known force can oppose the collapse of a large star sits uncomfortably with many physicists. Einstein believed that black holes could not form because the angular momentum of the star would eventually become high enough to stabilise a collapse.

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