What Happens to Mass When Black Holes Move?

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The discussion centers on the implications of black holes moving and their interaction with surrounding mass, particularly in the context of gravitational waves. It highlights that mass must be present for gravitational waves to be generated, and questions arise about whether mass from a star is consumed by a black hole or merely bends around it. The Schwarzschild radius is clarified, emphasizing that a black hole exists only if all mass is contained within this radius, which is significantly smaller than the actual radius of celestial bodies like the Sun.

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  • Understanding of gravitational waves and their generation
  • Familiarity with the Schwarzschild radius and its implications
  • Basic knowledge of black hole physics
  • Concepts of intrinsic and kinetic energy in astrophysical systems
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I've recently read a new article that said that the recent gravitational waves might have had 2 black holes in a star

that gave me a question, because you need masses to move or accelerate to generate gravitational waves, what happens to the mass inside of the star? because black holes's space time have no way out, would it consume the mass of the star leaving space? (but that would mean it'd skew the pressure of the star)

or does most mass just bend around the black hole and never goes into the black hole itself? because according to schwarzschild radius formula, everything has mass would have a black hole, but what if we skewed the mass? say, displace a lot of iron on Earth to one side, that would move the black hole itself, does that mean it's create a cavity?
 
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Just as any other particle, black hole has two kinds of energy. Intrinsic energy of the system at rest (also called mass), and kinetic energy of motion. Only the latter energy is lost when a system of two black holes (spiraling around each other) produces gravitational waves.
 
1832vin said:
according to schwarzschild radius formula, everything has mass would have a black hole
You misunderstand the Schwarzschild radius. It is a black hole only if all the mass is inside the radius. For the sun (and other stuff) the S. radius is a lot smaller than the actual radius of the sun.
 

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