The Schwarzschild radius is the distance from an object at which the escape velocity is equal to the speed of light. A black hole is an object that is smaller than its Schwarzschild radius, so not even light itself can escape a black hole. The Schwarzschild radius r depends on the mass m of the black hole according to the equation (See image.) where G = 6.673 × 10-11 (Nm2)/(kg2) is the gravitational constant and c = 2.998 × 108 m/s is the speed of light.
The Schwarzschild radius is the distance from an object at which the escape velocity is equal to the
(See image.)
where G = 6.673 × 10-11 (Nm2)/(kg2) is the gravitational constant and c = 2.998 × 108 m/s is the speed of light.
1. Consider a black hole with a mass of 3.70 × 107M.. Use the given equation to find the Schwarzschild radius for this black hole. Remember that 1 M = 1.989 × 1030 kg and 1 N = 1 kg * m/s2
2. What is this radius in units of the solar radius? Remember that 1 R = 6.955 × 108 m.
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