Can Black Holes Bend Time?

[Atheists Era]

how can black holes bend time if time bending is impossible ?

 

[Chronos]

Gravitational time dilation is well established by experimental evidence - e.g., Pound-Rebka-Snider experiment.

 

[Drakkith]

The "bending" of spacetime is possible and happens around all sources of mass and energy. The result of this bending is gravitation, along with other effect such as time dilation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacetime
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_time_dilation

 

[tiny-tim]

how can black holes bend time if time bending is impossible ?

if time bending is impossible, then black holes cannot do it

if black holes can do it, then it isn't impossible

 

[pmacias]

I can assure you that time bending is not impossible. In fact, it is a well-established concept in physics known as gravitational time dilation. This phenomenon occurs when the gravitational pull of a massive object, such as a black hole, warps the fabric of space-time, causing time to pass at a different rate than in areas with weaker gravitational forces.

In the case of black holes, their extreme density and strong gravitational pull create a deep curvature in space-time, which can significantly slow down time for an outside observer. This effect is known as gravitational time dilation and has been observed and verified through various experiments and observations.

So, to answer your question, black holes can bend time because they have a tremendous amount of mass and gravity, which causes a distortion in the fabric of space-time. This phenomenon is not impossible, but rather a fundamental aspect of our understanding of the universe.