J Robert Oppenheimer1939
Oppenheimer analyzes continued gravitational collapse as an implication of general relativity
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Oppenheimer analyzes continued gravitational collapse as an implication of general relativity
Publishes work with Snyder on continued gravitational contraction of massive stars.
Snyder coauthors the relativistic collapse model showing how a massive star can pass within its Schwarzschild radius
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