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New calculations show how a collapsing star might form a gravastar, avoiding a black hole’s singularity and event horizon.
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Goethe University Frankfurt
Who
Daniel Jampolski and Luciano Rezzolla from Goethe University Frankfurt
What
New calculations show how a collapsing star might form a gravastar, avoiding a black hole’s singularity and event horizon.
When
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:07:00 GMT · 4h 4m ago
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Goethe University Frankfurt ·
Why
This theoretical solution based on Einstein’s general relativity offers an alternative to black holes, where singularities pose problems for known laws of physics.
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This research provides a new theoretical framework for understanding the end stages of stellar collapse, suggesting that alternatives to black holes, such as gravastars, are mathematically possible within general relativity, which could influence future studies and observations of compact objects.
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- Health & Science4h 4m agoDaniel Jampolski and Luciano Rezzolla from Goethe University Frankfurt have found a mathematical route showing how a collapsing star might form a gravastar, avoiding a black hole’s singularity and event horizon.Open article
- Health & Science4h 4m agoDaniel Jampolski and Luciano Rezzolla from Goethe University Frankfurt have found a mathematical route showing how a collapsing star might form a gravastar.Open article
- Health & Science4h 4m agoNew calculations show how a collapsing star might form a gravastar, avoiding a black hole’s singularity and event horizon.Open article