Ew quark/anti quark pops into existence

In summary, according to this page in wikipedia, when quarks are pulled from one another at some point a new quark/anti quark pops into existence. What would happen if a lump of quark matter was captured by a black hole, could it produce an endless stream of new quarks as it was torn apart by the black hole?
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According to this page in wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark
when quarks are pulled from one another at some point a new
quark/anti quark pops into existence.
What would happen if a lump of quark matter was captured by a black hole,
Could it produce an endless stream of new quarks as it was torn apart by
the black hole?
 
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wolram said:
According to this page in wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark
when quarks are pulled from one another at some point a new
quark/anti quark pops into existence.
What would happen if a lump of quark matter was captured by a black hole,
Could it produce an endless stream of new quarks as it was torn apart by
the black hole?

In a black hole enormous energies are available due to the small distance scale you are working with (Via Heisenberg-uncertainty : small distance means great energies because the product of the two is constant). this means that quarks will be less tightely bound due to asymptotic freedom. The strong forces gets stronger at lower energies and therefore at greater distances. So there won't be much energy necessary to torn the quarks apart and therefore no new quarkpairs shall be born. This state is the quark-gluon-plasma...

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marlon
 
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As an addendum. Don't take my previous post too literally. What you need to remeber is that the strong force gets weaker as the energylevel rises. So for example high-speed quarks are less tightly bound to each other then low-speed quarks. Check out my journal if you want to know more. I wrote some texts on this. I suggest the "on confined species"entry on page 2 or 3


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marlon
 
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https://www.physicsforums.com/journal.php?s=&action=view&journalid=13790&perpage=10&page=4 [Broken]

euuh page 4 that is...

sorry

marlon
 
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Thanks MARLON i will look at your journal in the morning.
 

1. What is a quark/anti quark pair?

A quark/anti quark pair is a fundamental particle and its antiparticle that are bound together by the strong nuclear force. Quarks are the building blocks of protons and neutrons, while anti quarks have the opposite charge and spin of their corresponding quark.

2. How can a quark/anti quark pair spontaneously appear?

According to quantum field theory, particles can fluctuate in and out of existence due to the uncertainty principle. This means that a quark and anti quark can briefly appear and then annihilate each other, leaving behind no net change in energy or particles.

3. What is the significance of a quark/anti quark pair popping into existence?

This process is important in understanding the behavior and properties of particles at a subatomic level. It also helps explain the concept of vacuum energy and the constant fluctuations in the vacuum at the quantum level.

4. Can this process be observed or measured?

Due to the short duration of the appearance of a quark/anti quark pair, it cannot be directly observed or measured. However, its effects can be seen through other phenomena, such as the Lamb shift in atomic spectra.

5. Are there any potential applications of this process?

While there are currently no known practical applications of this process, the study of quark/anti quark pair production can lead to a better understanding of the universe and potentially inform future technologies in the field of quantum mechanics.

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