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PeterDonis
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Yes, which means, as I said, that the javelin already, some time ago, fell close enough to the BH for you to measure the change in mass.Vanadium 50 said:I'm in orbit around the BH + javelin system.
It never does. Heuristically, the "something special happens" when the change in the spacetime geometry reaches you. If the javelin fell right past you, the "something special" happens as soon as it passes you. If it falls in somewhere distant from you, the "something special" happens when the change in spacetime geometry propagates to you at the speed of light. But none of these will have any necessary connection to when the javelin crosses the horizon.Vanadium 50 said:To me, nothing special happens when the javelin crosses the horizon