Black Hole Annihilation & Photon Interaction

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around the hypothetical scenario of two black holes, one made of matter and the other of antimatter, merging and the subsequent behavior of photons produced from their annihilation. The scope includes theoretical implications of black hole interactions and photon behavior in strong gravitational fields.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant proposes that if a black hole made of antimatter merges with a black hole made of matter, they would annihilate each other and produce photons, which might orbit each other due to the intense gravitational field.
  • Another participant asserts that the two black holes would simply merge, stating that the distinction between matter and antimatter is irrelevant in this context.
  • A different participant emphasizes that during the merger of two black holes, all matter, including photons, would ultimately be drawn into the singularity, leaving no photons orbiting inside the event horizon.
  • One participant adds that at extremely high temperatures, the distinction between matter and antimatter becomes negligible.
  • Another participant notes that if one black hole is significantly larger than the other, the smaller black hole would be consumed, increasing the mass and gravitational force of the larger black hole.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the behavior of photons in the context of black hole mergers, with no consensus reached on whether photons could orbit or if they would be drawn into the singularity. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the implications of matter versus antimatter in this scenario.

Contextual Notes

There are limitations in the assumptions made about the behavior of photons and the nature of black holes, particularly concerning the conditions under which matter and antimatter interact and the effects of extreme gravitational fields.

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Lets say i had a black hole out in space , and then i had another black hole made out of anti-matter , and they came together after they annihilated each other and produced photons , would the photons kind of orbit each other because they could not escape the intense G field , i realize this would be hard to setup but let's just say that we could get two black holes to do this ,
 
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cragar said:
Lets say i had a black hole out in space , and then i had another black hole made out of anti-matter , and they came together after they annihilated each other and produced photons , would the photons kind of orbit each other because they could not escape the intense G field , i realize this would be hard to setup but let's just say that we could get two black holes to do this ,

They will simply merge
It is irrelevant if they are made of matter or antimatter.
 
yes but won't they produce photons ,
 
What you forget is that matter is in heavy trouble inside a Black Hole. Everything (yes, everything, including photons) is bound to end up in the "singularity" in a very short time. There is no more matter or antimatter or photons, there's just this single point where all our theories have nothing to say.
So, when two black holes merge, at no time there will be photons orbiting inside the horizon.
 
And even without singularity, at very very very high temperatures there is no difference between matter and antimatter.
 
interesting , thanks for your responses .
 
2 black holes with similar size would merge but in case where is first bigger then second ,second would be consumed by the first one , making it bigger and stronger with imense G force
 

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