Schwarzschild radius

noun
Schwarz·​schild radius | \ ˈshwȯrtˌshild-, ˈs(h)wȯrtsˌchīld-; ˈshvärtˌshilt-\

Definition of Schwarzschild radius

: the radius of the spherical boundary within which a given mass (as of a star) must collapse to become a black hole also : the distance of the event horizon from the center of a black hole

History and Etymology for Schwarzschild radius

after Karl Schwarzschild †1916 German astronomer

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