Black holes, Creating Black holes

In summary, the conversation discusses the creation of black holes and their properties, specifically in regards to the energy and mass contained within. It is stated that black holes are formed through massive gravitational collapse and that the energy of particles within a black hole is not necessarily unbounded. The mass of a black hole takes into account everything contained within it, including a free falling observer.
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Hello everybody, I am a first year physics student and I've got two more questions.

Assuming that particles in a black holes event horizon have huge kinetic energy, if they collide, can't they create a black hole? I am asking that, because if we have a probability or pontentially be able to create a really small black hole at CERN (because of the high in energy particles), how about black holes being created, in a black hole's event horizon?

Also, shouldn't the mass and energy in a black hole's event horizon, be even bigger than that of the black hole on its own? If we apply special relativity on a black holes event horizon, shouldn't objects mass there become huge, and hence their sum huge too?

Thanks in advance :)
 
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1. Black holes in GR form due to massive gravitational collapse. That gravitational collapse leads to black holes can be proven mathematically, more or less.

2. The energy of a particle is not necessarily "unboundedly large" inside a black hole. For example in Schwarzschild space-time, free falling particles have a conserved energy ##E## along their trajectory. If the particle starts out free falling at infinity with some initial energy ##E## then this will remain constant along the particle's worldline (all of this valid before the worldline terminates at a physical singulairty of course).

3. The mass of a black hole accounts for everything contained in the black hole. A free falling observer infalling into a black hole will contribute to its overall mass. In the observer's own frame will, he/she simply fall through with nothing special happening (assuming tidal forces are not significant enough to rip apart the observer before he/she falls through).
 

1. What is a black hole?

A black hole is a region of space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, including light, can escape it. It is formed when a massive star collapses in on itself, creating a singularity - a point of infinite density and zero volume.

2. How are black holes created?

Black holes can be created through the collapse of a massive star. When a star runs out of fuel and can no longer support its own mass, it collapses due to gravity. If the star is large enough, it will continue to collapse until it becomes a singularity, creating a black hole.

3. Can black holes be created artificially?

Currently, there is no known way to create a black hole artificially. The amount of mass and energy required to create a black hole is immense and not achievable with current technology. However, some theories suggest that microscopic black holes could potentially be created in particle accelerators.

4. Can black holes be destroyed?

According to current understanding, black holes cannot be destroyed. However, they can slowly evaporate over time through a process called Hawking radiation. This is a very slow process and would only occur for very small black holes. Large black holes are expected to exist for billions of years.

5. What happens if you fall into a black hole?

If you were to fall into a black hole, you would experience extreme tidal forces which would stretch and compress your body. As you get closer to the singularity, the forces would become so strong that you would be torn apart. Your body would then become part of the singularity, adding to the mass of the black hole.

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