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- Strange how CERN has been operating for so long with no new information regarding quantum micro-blackholes
This is more of a general question than technical (but since its still physics-related I feel it still belongs in this section of the forum).
Many of you probably remember back in 2008 the headlines in newspapers threatening CERN would make an 'Earth consuming' black hole - of course that wouldn't be the case. However, quantum micro-blackholes were and are a real possibility- ones with barely any mass but a high enough density from resulting particle collisions to exist for a few nanoseconds before evaporating.
What I find strange is it has been over a decade since then but I still can't find any new information on this matter.
Even CERN's official statement remains the same as it ever was around a decade ago: "The LHC will not generate black holes in the cosmological sense. However, some theories suggest that the formation of tiny 'quantum' black holes may be possible. The observation of such an event would be thrilling in terms of our understanding of the Universe; and would be perfectly safe."
[Source: https://home.cern/resources/faqs/will-cern-generate-black-hole]
I'm just wondering if anyone on this forum who may have links to CERN or any other relevant connections has any more concrete information on this, as its something I'm quite interested in.
Many of you probably remember back in 2008 the headlines in newspapers threatening CERN would make an 'Earth consuming' black hole - of course that wouldn't be the case. However, quantum micro-blackholes were and are a real possibility- ones with barely any mass but a high enough density from resulting particle collisions to exist for a few nanoseconds before evaporating.
What I find strange is it has been over a decade since then but I still can't find any new information on this matter.
Even CERN's official statement remains the same as it ever was around a decade ago: "The LHC will not generate black holes in the cosmological sense. However, some theories suggest that the formation of tiny 'quantum' black holes may be possible. The observation of such an event would be thrilling in terms of our understanding of the Universe; and would be perfectly safe."
[Source: https://home.cern/resources/faqs/will-cern-generate-black-hole]
I'm just wondering if anyone on this forum who may have links to CERN or any other relevant connections has any more concrete information on this, as its something I'm quite interested in.