Combine a horizon line with expansion

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This thread explores the concept of combining a horizon line with expansion in the context of black holes and high energy densities. Participants discuss theoretical implications of black hole collapse, the nature of expansion at extreme energy densities, and the relationship between these phenomena and observational evidence.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests that at extremely high energy densities, an expansive force overwhelms other forces, leading to the idea that expansion is the only viable explanation for observations.
  • Another participant questions the observational basis for the claim of an expansive force at high energy densities, asking for specific references.
  • A participant proposes that inside a black hole, after reaching a critical energy density, space may begin to expand faster than the speed of causality, potentially leading to the formation of a new universe.
  • Concerns are raised regarding the compatibility of these ideas with standard models of black holes, with a call for clarification on the sources of these claims.
  • One participant references the smoothness of the microwave background as an observational basis for inflation, while another challenges the assertion that accelerating expansion must occur at all high energy densities, citing general relativity (GR) models that do not support this claim.
  • There is a suggestion to consider purely mathematical scenarios regarding the dynamics of collapsing and expanding spacetime.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express disagreement on the nature of expansion at high energy densities and its implications for black holes. There is no consensus on the validity of the proposed ideas or their alignment with established models.

Contextual Notes

Participants highlight the speculative nature of some models discussed, emphasizing that they may not be suitable for rigorous discussion. There are also unresolved questions regarding the specific models and references related to the claims made.

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In this thread let's forget math, we don't have math to describe these energies anyway. Observation tells us that at extremely high energy densities there is some expansive force that vastly overwhelms everything else. Expansion has become the only viable explanation to what we observe.

So I started thinking about a black holes collapse. Eventually, it must reach that energy density. At that point there is already a well defined event horizon, but now a small part of the space inside starts expanding faster than the speed of causality.

What would happen next? I imagine everything outside of the event horizon is still causally disconnected from what's going on inside. Inside though, I imagine a completely new universe with a total energy of the mass of the black hole.
 
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newjerseyrunner said:
Observation tells us that at extremely high energy densities there is some expansive force that vastly overwhelms everything else.

How does observation tell us that? What observations are you referring to?

newjerseyrunner said:
At that point there is already a well defined event horizon, but now a small part of the space inside starts expanding faster than the speed of causality.

This is not what the standard models of black holes say. Where are you getting this from?

newjerseyrunner said:
Inside though, I imagine a completely new universe with a total energy of the mass of the black hole.

There are speculative models along these lines, but they're just that--speculative. Which means they're not suitable for discussion here.
 
PeterDonis said:
How does observation tell us that? What observations are you referring to?
The smoothness of the microwave background. Isn't inflation the only theory left that explains that?
There are speculative models along these lines, but they're just that--speculative. Which means they're not suitable for discussion here.
Okay, forget the actual universe and go purely mathematical. What happens when rapidly collapsing spacetime suddenly starts expanding? Does all of that new space fit inside the collapsed part like a bubble?
 
newjerseyrunner said:
The smoothness of the microwave background. Isn't inflation the only theory left that explains that?

Currently it appears to be the only viable theory, but that just means that in one particular case of high energy densities, there happened to be accelerating expansion. The claim you made was much, much stronger: that at high energy densities there must be accelerating expansion, in all cases. As far as GR is concerned theoretically, this much stronger claim is certainly false: there are many consistent GR models in which there are high energy densities but not accelerating expansion.

newjerseyrunner said:
What happens when rapidly collapsing spacetime suddenly starts expanding?

What specific model are you referring to? Can you give a reference?
 

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