Patrick Lueck answers â€œThe blurb talks of the 9 greatest...â€� â€� Paradox Q&A

Max Wallis asked this question about Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics:

The blurb talks of the 9 greatest paradoxes in physics. It should therefore cover the black-hole 'Event Horizon'. That a particle of matter takes infinite time to transit this horizon prevents Black Holes growing by feeding from our universe. At least, not within the lifetime of our universe. Why did Al-Khalili omit this greatest paradox?

Patrick Lueck Hmmm,, the black hole paradox is that FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW this is true. But, from the particle's point of view...if falls in at the speed of light.â€¦m´Ç°ù±ðHmmm,, the black hole paradox is that FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW this is true. But, from the particle's point of view...if falls in at the speed of light.

If you follow cosmology..here is another comment for you on this book. The old "10 years younger than your twin..." is not a paradox. Does not present anything like your black hole example. Simply true. everyone's frame of reference has its own time rate passage. simple. If I travel faster than you...then I age more slowly. Very NON-intuitve...hard to digest...and strange. but not a paradox.

I have seen many misuses of the word 'paradox..' most of us misuse the word. (less)

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