Vanadium 50 said:Marty, I don't see how your post follows.
Bob S said:Hawking proposed 'Hawking' radiation, which I think is due to virtual particle production (limited by uncertainty principle) very near the event horizon, where one virtual particle falls into (or escapes from) the black hole. It is possible that charged particles approaching the event horizon from the outside could radiate as they are accelerated toward the black hole.
A black hole is a region in space with an incredibly strong gravitational pull that not even light can escape from. It is formed when a massive star dies and collapses under its own gravity.
Black holes do not actually radiate energy themselves. However, the matter and energy that fall into a black hole can emit radiation as they are accelerated and heated up by the intense gravitational pull. This is known as Hawking radiation.
Hawking radiation is a process proposed by physicist Stephen Hawking in which pairs of particles are created near the event horizon of a black hole. One of the particles falls into the black hole while the other escapes, carrying away energy and causing the black hole to slowly lose mass.
The size of a black hole does not directly affect its radiation. However, smaller black holes are expected to emit more radiation than larger ones because they have a stronger gravitational pull.
Yes, we can observe the effects of Hawking radiation on the matter and energy around a black hole. However, the radiation itself is very weak and difficult to detect, especially for larger black holes. It is also important to note that the radiation we observe is not coming from the black hole itself, but from the matter and energy around it.