Open AccessThe Classification and Characteristics of Black Holes
Author(s) -
Jingfu Hu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1549/2/022059
Subject(s) - black hole (networking) , physics , general relativity , event horizon , galaxy , astrophysics , binary black hole , theory of relativity , horizon , theoretical physics , event (particle physics) , astronomy , gravitational wave , computer science , computer network , routing protocol , routing (electronic design automation) , link state routing protocol
Scientists have obtained the first image of a black hole, using Event Horizon Telescope observations of the center of the galaxy M87. The image shows a bright ring formed as light bends in the intense gravity around a black hole that is 6.5 billion times more massive than the Sun. It is consistent with what General Relativity predicts. One of the famous predictions of general relativity is that of black holes. With the birth of the first image of a black hole, this article will discuss the classification of blackholes.