Rigel and stellar collapse
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Rigel and stellar collapse

Understand one possible route to a black hole.

From Rigel, explore a family scenario: massive-star evolution followed by illustrative collapse. This is not Rigel’s predicted fate.

Why explore it?

Collapse outcomes depend on core structure and mass loss. The black hole uses native optics without an invented luminous disc; Rigel’s companions are not simulated.