CAN LIGHT ESCAPE FROM THE SUN?

Not in my ill-conceived and erroneous calculation:

[1]Chandrasekhar,
"An Introduction To the Study Of Stellar Structure"

p487    MASS of Sun = 1.985 x 10**33 gm

[2]Abell, "Exploration of the Universe"

p704    RADIUS of Sun = 6.960 * 10**10 cm

[3]Bate, Mueller and White  "Fundamentals of Astrodynamics"

p35     ESCAPE SPEED = (2GM/r)**(1/2)

p4      G = 6.670 x 10**-8  dyne cm x cm/ (gm x gm)

[4]Sears, Zemansky "University Physics" Part 1

p662    c = 3 x 10 ** 4  m/sec

[5]Sears, Zemansky "University Physics" Part 1

p80     dyne = gm * cm / (sec * sec)
p462    dyne = 2.247*10-6 lb.

Q: WHEN IS THE ESCAPE SPEED EQUAL TO c (THE SPEED OF LIGHT)
A:
            ESCAPE SPEED = (2GM/r)**(1/2)                              [3]

            c**2 = 2GM / distance from star center 

            distance from star center when speed of light escapes

                 =  (2GM) / c**2

                 =  2 * 6.667 * 10**-8 sec*sec*dyne*cm*cm * M /        [3]
                      (9 * 10**8) m*m  gm*gm                           [4]
                  
                 =  2 * 6.667 * 10**-8 sec*sec*dyne*cm*cm * M /
                     (9 * 10**8) m*m  gm*gm * 10*4 cm/m * cm/m 
                   
                 =  2 * 6.667 * 10**-8 sec*sec*(gm*cm/sec/sec)*cm*cm * M /
                     (9 * 10**12) cm*cm  gm*gm                         [5]
                 =  2 * 6.667  cm * M /
                     (9 * 10**20)   gm 

                 =  1.48  * 10**-20 cm/gm * M

                 =  1.48  * 10**-20  cm/gm *  1.985 * 10**33  Sun g    [1]

                 =  2.940 * 10**13  cm (for one Sun mass )

    Sun radius   =  6.960 * 10**10  cm                                 [2]
  
    distance / Sun radius ratio = 422 times number of Sun Masses

    distance of lost horizon = 422 * k sun mass(es) * radius of sun in cm
                             = 422 * Ksuns * Rsun cm
                    
    Since I believe light does escape from the sun, k = 1 can't be true
    or we would not see the sun.    
    The high density (mass per volume) of the neutron star must be
    considered along with all the relativistic effects.

THE FINAL RESOLUTION
WHAT VELOCITY
See the Sun radius to block lights escape.
See the speed of any rock to escape at 600,000 miles.


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