quote:A black hole only appears to form but later opens up and releases information about what fell inside. So we can be sure of the past and predict the future.
Seems Stephen now believes that black holes do not actually open to somewhere else. He now contends that what is sucked in is eventually spit out in mangled form as the bh evaporates. His announcement was rather vague and his fellow scientists say they need to see his calculations before they pass judgement.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Black holes turned 'inside out'
This message has been edited by entwine, 07-24-2004 10:40 PM