Where Does The Black Hole Get Its Name From?

The hitchhiker’s guide to the black hole — Part 2

Simulation of a non-rotating black hole — A model for Sagittarius A (Image from WikiCC)

Have you ever wondered why the black hole is called so? In my previous essay in the hitchhiker series, I laid out the intuition behind the notion of black holes.

In this essay, I will be answering the aforementioned question. But along the way, we will also be covering some of the…