Jacques Posted September 7, 2012 Posted September 7, 2012 Hi During the core collapse of a massive star does spacetime stretch ? Is it possible that because of that stretching, some particle get catch in a wave and accelerate to faster than light ? I know relativity prohibit that matter be accelerated faster than light, but when we consider distant galaxies they look like going faster than light because of the space expansion. Is it possible that something similar happen on a smaler scale in supernova explosion ? Thanks
physicsx20 Posted September 8, 2012 Posted September 8, 2012 I think that space time does stretch. Because as a the star collapses, the core gets very dense. thus stretching space time until the dying star explodes in to a supernova.
JohnStu Posted September 14, 2012 Posted September 14, 2012 Hi During the core collapse of a massive star does spacetime stretch ? Is it possible that because of that stretching, some particle get catch in a wave and accelerate to faster than light ? I know relativity prohibit that matter be accelerated faster than light, but when we consider distant galaxies they look like going faster than light because of the space expansion. Is it possible that something similar happen on a smaler scale in supernova explosion ? Thanks Yes quite possible. There still exists much mystery around topics of redshift of light, spacetime, blackholes etc..
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now