# "Black Star" or Astrophysical Black Hole?

Source: ["Black Star" or Astrophysical Black Hole?](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa23932c2a3760193999bc>)

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Data updated: 2025-10-28T13:52:35.152Z

Authors: K. Petrovay

Published: 2007-07-17T07:53:03.000Z

## Abstract

Recently wide publicity has been given to a claim by T. Vachaspati that "black holes do not exist", that the objects known as black holes in astrophysics should rather be called "black stars" and they not only do not have event horizons but actually can be the source of spectacular gamma ray bursts. In this short essay (no flimsier than the original preprint where these extravagant claims appeared) I demonstrate that these ill-considered claims are clearly wrong. Yet they present a good occasion to reflect on some well known but little discussed conceptual difficulties which arise when applying relativistic terminology in an astrophysical context.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/0707.2450>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/0707.2450.pdf>)