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Are black holes just dense matter?
A black hole is an extremely dense object in space from which no light can escape. A black hole’s gravity is so powerful that it will be able to pull in nearby material and “eat” it.
Can particle accelerator create a black hole?
Although the Standard Model of particle physics predicts that LHC energies are far too low to create black holes, some extensions of the Standard Model posit the existence of extra spatial dimensions, in which it would be possible to create micro black holes at the LHC at a rate of the order of one per second.
Is a black hole actually a hole?
No, a black hole is not really a hole at all. A black hole is an object just like any other, except that it is extremely dense. This gives it such a high gravitational field that nothing, not even light, can escape. This may be why it is often misconstrued that black holes are ‘holes’ in space-time.
Is a black hole really infinitely dense?
A black hole has an infinite density; since its volume is zero, it is compressed to the very limit. So it also has infinite gravity, and sucks anything which is near it!
How can a black hole be infinitely small?
Around the singularity, particles and materials are compressed. As matter collapses into a black hole, its density becomes infinitely large because it must fit into a point that, according to equations, is so small that it has no dimensions.
Can we create black hole?
To make a black hole, one must concentrate mass or energy sufficiently that the escape velocity from the region in which it is concentrated exceeds the speed of light. In such scenarios, black hole production could possibly be an important and observable effect at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
Is a black hole really a hole at all?
No, a black hole is not really a hole at all. A black hole is an object just like any other, except that it is extremely dense. This gives it such a high gravitational field that nothing, not even light, can escape.
How much mass does it take to create a black hole?
If the core’s mass is more than about three times the mass of the Sun, the equations showed, the force of gravity overwhelms all other forces and produces a black hole. A video about black holes.
What happens when matter falls into a black hole?
These motions imply a dark, massive body whose mass can be computed from the speeds of the stars. The matter that falls into a black hole adds to the mass of the black hole. Its gravity doesn’t disappear from the universe. This animation illustrates the activity surrounding a black hole.
How do astronomers find supermassive black holes?
Astronomers believe that supermassive black holes lie at the center of virtually all large galaxies, even our own Milky Way. Astronomers can detect them by watching for their effects on nearby stars and gas. This chart shows the relative masses of super-dense cosmic objects.