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An '''event horizon''' is one of the primary features of a [[black hole]]. Specifically, an event horizon is a gravitational field surrounding a black hole. Once the event horizon of a black hole is reached by an object, that object cannot escape, including even light. | An '''event horizon''' is one of the primary features of a [[black hole]]. Specifically, an event horizon is a gravitational field surrounding a black hole. Once the event horizon of a black hole is reached by an object, that object cannot escape, including even light. | ||
This horizon is also known as the Schwarzchild radius. | This horizon is also known as the Schwarzchild radius. | ||
Revision as of 10:56, 26 September 2007
An event horizon is one of the primary features of a black hole. Specifically, an event horizon is a gravitational field surrounding a black hole. Once the event horizon of a black hole is reached by an object, that object cannot escape, including even light. This horizon is also known as the Schwarzchild radius.