Thought experiment: Implosion reaction

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The discussion centers on the feasibility of using an ordinary nuclear bomb combined with anti-matter to generate a black hole and vaporize an area without nuclear fallout. Participants concluded that the energy levels of anti-matter, fission, and fusion reactions are insufficient to create a black hole, as they are significantly lower than required. Additionally, isolating a matter/anti-matter reaction within a nuclear weapon's core is not possible. Concerns about fallout are deemed irrelevant if an area is entirely vaporized, as neutron irradiation would still activate the ground.

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  • Understanding of nuclear physics, specifically fission and fusion processes.
  • Knowledge of anti-matter properties and reactions.
  • Familiarity with black hole formation theories and energy scales involved.
  • Awareness of neutron irradiation effects in nuclear reactions.
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  • Research the energy levels required for black hole formation in theoretical physics.
  • Study the principles of matter/anti-matter reactions and their implications.
  • Explore neutron activation and its consequences in nuclear fission and fusion.
  • Investigate the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and its safety concerns regarding black hole generation.
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This discussion is beneficial for physicists, nuclear engineers, and anyone interested in advanced theoretical physics concepts, particularly those exploring the intersection of nuclear reactions and cosmological phenomena.

Hummingbird25
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I have question.

If we take an ordernary nuclear bomb and inject anti-matter into the core, and find a way to isolate the matter/antimatter reaction from the rest of detonation.

Would it be possible to use force of the nuclear bomb to generate a black hole and thereby vaporize an entire area (without nuclear fallout being present afterwards)?

In order to isolate the matter/antimatter reaction could this be done by some sort of gride? Maybe of hydrogen is that powefull enough?

/Hummingbird
 
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Hummingbird25 said:
If we take an ordernary nuclear bomb and inject anti-matter into the core, and find a way to isolate the matter/antimatter reaction from the rest of detonation -

Would it be possible to use force of the nuclear bomb to generate a black hole . . . ?
NO! Any anti-matter (~ GeV), fission (~ 200 MeV) or fusion (0.1- ~22 MeV) reaction has an extraordinary low energy level compared to something like a black hole. There have been repeated concerns about the formation of black holes in conjunction with TeV events proposed in the LHC. That isn't going to happen.

Furthermore, one cannot isolate a matter/anti-matter reaction in the core of nuclear weapon, fission or fusion.

I'm locking the thread because this is highly speculative. Furthermore, if an entire area is vaporized - why would one be concerned about fallout? Neutron irradiation is a by-product of nuclear fission and D+T (50% of D+D) fusion. Even if fallout was minimized, one still has activated ground from the neutron irradiation.
 
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