Scientists confirm that the first black hole ever imaged is actually spinning::The first black hole humanity has ever imaged has also provided us with what researchers are calling “unequivocal evidence” that black holes spin.

  • anlumo@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Quantum Physics “spin” has nothing to do with actual spinning. It’s just a weirdly named property of particles.

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        1 year ago

        Spin is a form of angular momentum, so there is a reason for the name. It’d be a pain in the butt to learn if properties didn’t have catchy names too.

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      1 year ago

      I thought “spinning” was meant rather literally in this case and not in some quantum sense

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        1 year ago

        For black holes, it does refer to actual spinning. Particles are the ones not really spinning.