Could we ever create a black hole?

[atlanticus]

TL;DR

Could humans ever create a black hole or get near one?

I feel like that would further people's understanding of physics.

 

[javisot]

TL;DR Summary: Could humans ever create a black hole or get near one?

I feel like that would further people's understanding of physics.

No law of physics prevents it, but it's highly unlikely, and it certainly wouldn't be easy. If by "creating a black hole" you mean reproducing or simulating some of its properties, that's already been done.

The question of whether we'll ever be able to get near to one is a question about long-distance travel, and a bit about black holes (in the sense of what it would be like to be near to one).

 

[Baluncore]

So you want a handy 1 kg black hole to pass around the classroom ?
It will be smaller than a normal proton, how will you hold it ?
How will you fund the incredible amount of energy needed to create it ?

 

[jbriggs444]

So you want a handy 1 kg black hole to pass around the classroom ?

With a mass that low, you'll have to hand the evaporating "hot potato" around very fast.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

The closest we've gotten?
https://journals.aps.org/prresearch/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.043084

 

[javisot]

The closest we've gotten?
https://journals.aps.org/prresearch/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.043084

Another example: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/9/4/162