I Asteroid hits static black hole

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An asteroid impacting a static black hole tangentially does not create rotation, as a Schwarzschild black hole has zero angular momentum everywhere. When an object with angular momentum interacts with a black hole, it alters the black hole's characteristics, suggesting that a static black hole cannot exist with infalling mass. The discussion highlights the complexities of black hole models, emphasizing that non-radial infall leads to a radial path without generating angular momentum. Theoretical models indicate that the interior of a black hole may differ significantly from that of a Schwarzschild black hole, potentially involving unknown states of matter. Overall, the dynamics of black hole interactions remain a complex area of study, particularly concerning energy conservation and the nature of singularities.
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timmdeeg said:
the open question is whether or not the energy conditions apply
More precisely, whether they apply under conditions of extreme gravitational collapse. As I think I mentioned, certain quantum field states can violate the energy conditions; the question is whether the conditions encountered in extreme gravitational collapse would induce a kind of phase change that would produce such states. That's likely to remain an open question for a long time since that regime is nowhere near being accessible to our experiments any time soon.
 
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timmdeeg said:
That seems to be a quite exotic example. I'm not sure how seriously one should take that.
What you wanted to ask is whether there are more examples in nature of non-compliance with the conditions. The example I gave is within theoretical physics, as I said, and they are exact solutions of Einstein's equations.
 

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