Re: That black-hole space-time curvature thing

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>So where does the force in a black-hole come from. It's
>perfectly understandable in terms of gravitational field theory, but I lose
>it when space-time distortion is used to explain it.

Perfectly simple, really. As good dead Alfred Bester put it:

Tenser, said the tensor
Tenser, said the tensor
Tension, apprehension and dissension have begun!

Damien Broderick

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