Abstract
The black hole phenomenon is undoubtedly one of the most striking and intriguing of those predicted by theorists. However, a paramount question is: “Do black holes exist in the Universe, or are they only an abstract concept of the human mind?” In principle, a black hole could be built artificially. However, this meets such grandiose technical difficulties that it looks impossible, at least in the immediate future. In fact, the artificial construction of a black hole looks even more problematic than an artificial creation of a star. Thus, we have to conclude that the physics of black holes, as well as the physics of stars, is the physics of celestial bodies. Stars definitely exist, but what may one say about the existence of astrophysical black holes?
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Frolov, V.P., Novikov, I.D. (1998). Astrophysics of Black Holes. In: Black Hole Physics. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 96. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5139-9_9
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