B Black hole gravitational pull questions

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Black holes possess an escape velocity that exceeds the speed of light at their event horizon, making it impossible for anything, including light, to escape once crossed. The gravitational pull of a black hole is extremely high due to its mass being concentrated in a small volume, leading to significant gravitational effects even at distances where one might expect weaker forces. Black holes can theoretically vary in size, but those formed from stars require a minimum mass to collapse into a black hole. The concept of escape velocity is applicable only above the event horizon, as the physics changes dramatically at that boundary. Ultimately, the event horizon represents a point of no return, where traditional notions of escape velocity become meaningless.
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Monsterboy said:
a single black hole finds itself between three other black holes who are more massive and are equidistant from it and from each other, can the three black holes rip the central black hole apart ?

No. What would probably happen is that the central hole would merge with one of the others (and over time the whole system would probably merge into a single black hole).
 

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