Can Black Holes Truly Absorb All Matter and Energy?

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Black holes are considered perfect black bodies that absorb all matter and energy that crosses their event horizon, making escape impossible. While this concept aligns with general relativity, there is no experimental proof that definitively confirms black holes absorb everything, as current physics lacks alternatives that would contradict existing observations. Theoretical discussions suggest that while black holes ideally absorb energy, the nature of energy radiation remains complex. The consensus is that once matter crosses the event horizon, it cannot return. Overall, black holes are understood to absorb everything that approaches them, consistent with the principles of general relativity.
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Black hole is considered an almost ideal black body by being a perfect black hole. But does it ideally absorb everything coming in the vicinity of its impact? Is it really possible for anybody to either ideally absorb or ideally radiate energy?
 
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Shailesh Pincha said:
But does it ideally absorb everything coming in the vicinity of its impact?
Everything that comes so close that it crosses the event horizon cannot come back, yes.
Shailesh Pincha said:
Is it really possible for anybody to either ideally absorb or ideally radiate energy?
Yes.
 
mfb said:
Everything that comes so close that it crosses the event horizon cannot come back, yes.Yes.
Is it experimentally proven or something like that which proves that black hole absorbs everything or it is just theorised?
 
There are no proofs in physics.
Experiments are in very good agreement with general relativity, a framework which does not allow things to escape. There is no alternative theory that would allow things to escape without being in conflict with observations.
 
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