Something Strange Happens When You Follow Einstein's Math

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Einstein was wrong about black holes, what else? Use code veritasium at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/veritasium A massive thank you to Prof. Geraint F. Lewis and Prof. Juan Maldacena for their expertise and help with this video. A huge thank you to those who helped us understand this complicated topic: Dr. Suddhasattwa Brahma, Prof. Carlo Rovelli, Dr. Hal Haggard, Prof. Martin Bojowald, Dr. Francesca Vidotto, Prof. Andrew Hamilton, and Dr. Carl-Fredrik Nyberg Brodda. A special thanks to Alessandro Roussel from ScienceClic for his spectacular simulations and feedback on the video. Check out his channel here: https://ve42.co/ScienceClic An excellent book on this topic and an inspiration for this video: Cox, B., & Forshaw, J. (2023). Black holes: the key to understanding the universe. ▀▀▀ Join us on Patreon to watch an exclusive bonus video that expands on the topic of white holes https://ve42.co/PatreonDE Patrons: Adam Foreman, Anton Ragin, Balkrishna Heroor, Bertrand Serlet, Bill Linder, Blake Byers, Burt Humburg, Chris Harper, Dave Kircher, David Johnston, Evgeny Skvortsov, Garrett Mueller, Gnare, gpoly, I. H., John H. Austin, Jr., john kiehl, Josh Hibschman, Juan Benet, KeyWestr, Kyi, Lee Redden, Marinus Kuivenhoven, Martin, Matthias Wrobel, Max Paladino, Meekay, meg noah, Michael Krugman, Orlando Bassotto, Paul Peijzel, Richard Sundvall, Sam Lutfi, Stephen Wilcox, Tj Steyn, Toni , TTST, Ubiquity Ventures, wolfee If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - https://ve42.co/SnatomsV ▀▀▀ References: Thorne, K. (1995). Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy. Relativity Playlist by ScienceClic - https://ve42.co/SCPlaylist Hamilton, A. J. S. (2021). General Relativity, Black Holes, and Cosmology - https://ve42.co/Hamilton2021 Black Hole Events by PBS Space Time - https://youtu.be/vNaEBbFbvcY?list=PLsPUh22kYmNBl4h0i4mI5zDflExXJMo_x Newton’s Letters via The Newton Project - https://ve42.co/NewtonMail Einstein, A. (1915). Die feldgleichungen der gravitation. - https://ve42.co/Einstein1915 Why Time and Space Swap by ScienceClic - https://youtu.be/GQZ3R81iyE0 Schwarzschild, K. (1916). Über das Gravitationsfeld eines Massenpunktes nach der Einsteinschen Theorie. - https://ve42.co/Schwarzschild1916 Wali, K. C. (1982). Chandrasekhar vs. Eddington—an unanticipated confrontation. - https://ve42.co/Wali1982 How to Build a Black Hole by PBS Space Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx4562gesw0 Oppenheimer, J. R., & Volkoff, G. M. (1939). On massive neutron cores. - https://ve42.co/TOVLimit Oppenheimer, J. R., & Snyder, H. (1939). On continued gravitational contraction. - https://ve42.co/Oppenheimer1939 Schwarzschild Geometry by Andrew Hamilton - https://ve42.co/SchwarzGeom Why all world maps are wrong by Vox - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIID5FDi2JQ Hamilton, A. J., & Lisle, J. P. (2008). The river model of black holes. - https://ve42.co/HamiltonLisle2008 Mapping The Multiverse by PBS Space Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v9A9hQUcBQ Rotating black hole via Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/WikiRBH Wormhole Travel by PBS Space Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldVDM-v5uz0 Morris, M. S., & Thorne, K. S. (1988). Wormholes in spacetime and their use for interstellar travel. - https://ve42.co/MorrisThorne1988 Images & Video: D3 Geo Projection Library by Mike Bostock https://ve42.co/d3geo Interrupted Maps by Jason Davies https://ve42.co/DaviesMaps Kazmierczak, J. et al. (2021). NASA’s NICER Tests Matter’s Limits. - https://ve42.co/NasaNICER Bridgman, T. et al. (2024). M5.1 flare 'Double Whammy', at Active Regions 13559 and 13561. NASA SVS. - https://ve42.co/NasaFlare Schnittman, J. et al. (2019). Black Hole Accretion Disk Visualization. - https://ve42.co/NasaAccrDisk Wiessinger, S. et al. (2020). A Decade of Sun. NASA SVS. - https://ve42.co/NasaSunDecade Skelly, C. et al. (2017). What is a Neutron Star? NASA SVS. - https://ve42.co/NasaNeutron What would we see if we fell into a black hole by ScienceClic - https://youtu.be/4rTv9wvvat8 Earth texture - https://ve42.co/NASAEarth First image of Sgr A* - https://ve42.co/EHT1 Image of M87 - https://ve42.co/EHT2 Polarized light image of Sgr A* - https://ve42.co/EHT3 ▀▀▀ Directed by Casper Mebius Written by Casper Mebius, Derek Muller and Will Wood Edited by Trenton Oliver Animated by Fabio Albertelli, Ivy Tello, Mike Radjabov, David Szakaly, Jonny Hyman, and Alessandro Roussel Illustrated by Jakub Misiek Filmed by Derek Muller Additional research by Gregor Čavlović Produced by Casper Mebius, Derek Muller, Will Wood, Giovanna Utichi, Rob Beasley Spence, Gregor Čavlović, and Emily Taylor Thumbnail contributions by Jakub Misiek, Ren Hurley and Peter Sheppard Additional video/photos supplied by Getty Images, Storyblocks, and NASA SVS Music from Epidemic Sound