Did Einstein believe in black holes?

[whozum]

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/2274.html

I thought their effects were proven?

 

[LURCH]

That article is gibberish. For example, how is a reader to make sense of this:

According to the arguments posed by Chapline, Einstein did not believe in the existence of the black holes but added, 'Einstein could not explain the reason behind it'.

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Added that looked too deeply into the site itself (this article reads as though it were written by a young child, so this may be an elementary school newspaper published online), but I did read the disclaimer at the bottom of the page stating that the views expressed in the articles are not necessarily those of the publication.

Perhaps some light could be shared out what the author was trying to get at by researching this Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory physicist "George Chapline", whom the article referenced. I'm going to surround around at Livermore (online) and see if I can find that name, and the work to which this article was referring.

 

[sir-pinski]

Albert Einstein's beliefs about black holes are a subject of debate among scientists and historians. While he did not explicitly mention black holes in his famous theory of general relativity, some argue that his theory does allow for the existence of black holes. In fact, in 1939, Einstein wrote a paper with physicist Nathan Rosen proposing the existence of "wormholes," which are essentially tunnels through space-time that could potentially lead to black holes.

However, it is also important to note that Einstein himself had doubts about the existence of black holes. In a letter to physicist Max Born in 1930, he stated, "I do not believe in the possibility of gravitation waves, and I do not believe in the black hole." This statement suggests that Einstein may have had reservations about the concept of black holes and their existence.

Ultimately, it is difficult to definitively say whether Einstein believed in black holes or not. While his theories allowed for their existence, he did express doubts about their reality. However, with advancements in technology and the discovery of gravitational waves in 2015, there is now strong evidence for the existence of black holes, supporting the idea that Einstein's theories were correct.