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Is there a black hole in the center of the Sun? (arxiv.org)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Why am I suddenly hearing Soundgarden?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

No. Next question please.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Interesting question. From my limited knowledge black holes don't have to swallow everything in their vicinity, so I believe that it's quite possible to have a black hole in the centre of the Sun. It would be fascinating to find it on our doorstep. I love science.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Is there a question mark in the title? Then there isn't a black hole in the sun

[–] [email protected] -5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Then why hasn't it swallowed the entire sun?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It’s thought provoking. Read the article.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Does it explain how a black hole would not swallow the sun?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

The article's first two lines are literally

There is probably not a black hole in the center of the sun. Despite this detail, our goal in this work to convince the reader that this question is interesting and that work studying stars with central black holes is well motivated.