Schwarzschild radius

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Etymology

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Named after German physicist and astronomer Karl Schwarzschild (1873–1916).

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Schwarzschild radius (plural Schwarzschild radii)

  1. (astronomy) The radius of an object such that, if all its mass were compressed within that radius, the escape velocity would equal the speed of light.
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