Lab Fireball at RHIC May Have Black Hole Characteristics

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The discussion centers around a claim that a fireball created at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) may exhibit characteristics similar to those of a black hole. Participants explore the implications of this claim, the credibility of the research, and related speculative ideas.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants highlight that the fireball generated at RHIC has been described by physicist Horatiu Nastase as having similarities to a black hole, based on his calculations.
  • Others express skepticism regarding the interpretations of Nastase's work, suggesting that some of his conclusions may be speculative and noting his publication record as weak.
  • A participant references a personal association with the concept of time travel, linking it to the broader implications of black hole research.
  • Another participant points out that Brookhaven National Laboratory has previously stated that the creation of black holes at RHIC is not possible, labeling the idea as a myth.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants exhibit a mix of curiosity and skepticism regarding the claim about the fireball's characteristics. There is no consensus on the validity of Nastase's interpretations or the possibility of black hole creation at RHIC.

Contextual Notes

Some participants note that the interpretations of the research may depend on speculative elements and that prior works by the same author have also been viewed as speculative.

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Here is something interesting that I'm sure others here will find to have corollary to other threads. This one is pretty neat though I posted it here just for starters!

Lab fireball 'may be black hole'

A fireball created in a US particle accelerator has the characteristics of a black hole, a physicist has said.

It was generated at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) in New York, US, which smashes beams of gold nuclei together at near light speeds.

Horatiu Nastase says his calculations show that the core of the fireball has a striking similarity to a black hole.

His work has been published on the pre-print website arxiv.org and is reported in New Scientist magazine.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4357613.stm

This one will be interesting to watch!
 
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The paper is very interesting and a potential breakthrough, but requires further study. Some of the authors interpretations appear speculative. I checked some prior works by Nastase, and they too appear a bit speculative. His publication record is weak. That does not diminish the reference. I'm just playing the skeptic here.
 
This may have been the wrong reaction but when I read this story this morning my first thought was of John Titor's time machine... :O

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^^ i read this about a week ago and had the same thought check.
 
Dam. This has got to be the second news story of Brookhaven National Laboratory involving RHIC and black holes. What's odd about this is that BNL officially said there is no way that black holes can be created. Here is a link to the laboratories official stance on the little black holes. This should be relevant reading. My stance is that it's a myth.
http://www.bnl.gov/rhic/docs/rhicreport.pdf
 
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