Posted: May 02, 2012 7:56 am
Dudely wrote:For this reason no particle can exist in the same spot in time and space because that would represent the same 'ripple' in the field. This is why supernovae happen; gravity crushes the particles so close together they start to try to inhabit the same space. . . and, well, you know what happens next.
Are you sure about this? It's the first time I've heard that as an explanation for supernovae (rather than a star's surface bouncing off its solid metallic core during its final collapse), is it string theory? How do black holes fit into this?