
Space & PhysicsMarch 1, 1993
Black Holes and the Centrifugal Force Paradox
An object orbiting close to a black hole feels a centrifugal force pushing inward rather than outward. This paradoxical effect has important implications for astrophysics

Black Holes and the Centrifugal Force Paradox
An object orbiting close to a black hole feels a centrifugal force pushing inward rather than outward. This paradoxical effect has important implications for astrophysics