Hawking Radiation – Empty space virtual antiparticle-particle pairs

In summary, the conversation was about the use of Hawking Radiation to explain the evaporation of Black Holes, specifically in relation to the treatment of Quantum "Vacuum particle pairs". It was mentioned that while direct observation of Black Hole radiation has not been confirmed, there have been events observed or confirmed that involve the creation and destruction of antiparticle-particle pairs in empty space. The question of whether these particles could include "anti-photons" was also raised. The explanation for why more anti-particles would escape than real particles was deemed weak, but it was suggested that if there were virtual anti-photons paired with virtual photons, it would not matter which one escaped as they would both eventually become real photons carrying away mass in
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In reviewing explanations on evaporating Black Holes using Hawking Radiation, based on how the black hole might treat Quantum “Vacuum particle pairs”.

Although direct observation of Black Hole radiation has not been confirmed it implied that “Antiparticle – Particle creation, and self destruction” events in empty space has been observed or confirmed!
How and when was this seen or done?
Did they know what the particles were?
Could it have included “Anti-photons”?? as they don't exist in the real world.

It seemed like the explanation was a little weak on why more “real” Particles would escape and the Anti-particles would be the ones to return to the black hole.
But if there were “virtual” Anti-Photons paired with a “virtual” Photons it wouldn’t matter which one came out because once out and was no longer ‘virtual’ even the Anti-photon would resolve into real Photons carrying away mass in the energy of light.
Maybe we’d never see larger particles (not even electrons) radiate from a black hole just energy in the form of light.
Do you think HR would allow for this?
 
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1. What is Hawking radiation?

Hawking radiation is a phenomenon in which black holes emit particles and antiparticles from their event horizon, causing them to slowly lose mass and eventually evaporate.

2. How does Hawking radiation occur?

According to quantum field theory, empty space is not truly empty, but instead contains virtual particle-antiparticle pairs that constantly pop in and out of existence. Near a black hole's event horizon, one particle in the pair can be pulled into the black hole while the other escapes as Hawking radiation.

3. What types of particles are emitted in Hawking radiation?

The type of particle emitted by Hawking radiation depends on the mass of the black hole. Smaller black holes emit higher-energy particles, while larger black holes emit lower-energy particles. These particles can be photons, neutrinos, or even more massive particles like protons or electrons.

4. How does Hawking radiation affect black holes?

Hawking radiation causes black holes to slowly lose mass, as the emitted particles carry away energy. This can eventually lead to the complete evaporation of a black hole, although this process is extremely slow for large black holes and would take trillions of years.

5. Can Hawking radiation be observed?

Currently, Hawking radiation has not been observed directly, as the particles emitted are extremely low energy and difficult to detect. However, there are ongoing experiments and theoretical models that aim to detect Hawking radiation and provide further evidence for its existence.

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