The discussion explores the concept of whether elementary particles can be considered as small black holes, examining theoretical implications and the nature of black holes in relation to particle physics. Participants raise questions about the validity of this idea, its scientific grounding, and the conditions under which particles might behave like black holes.
Participants express differing views on the relationship between elementary particles and black holes, with some supporting the idea that particles could become black holes under certain conditions, while others challenge this notion based on theoretical constraints. The discussion remains unresolved with multiple competing perspectives presented.
Participants highlight the need for specific conditions, such as the mass of particles relative to the Planck mass, to consider them as black holes. There are also unresolved questions regarding the nature of singularities and the implications of particle radiation.
Are you saying that a particle can become a black hole by accelerating to a high velocity close to c? If that is what you are saying, then you are wrong.negru said:Any particle, given enough energy, will become a black hole
atyy said:
fzero said:That's addressing the converse of the question in the OP.
For an elementary particle to be a black hole, it must have a Compton wavelength smaller than its Schwarzschild radius, otherwise the horizon is not defined. The lower bound on the mass of a black hole is therefore the Planck mass. All known elementary particles are well below this bound, so they are not black holes.
negru said:Yeah i was wrong, sorry.