phinds said:Why do you assume they would orbit each other? Can you not envision a situation in which they come pretty much straight at each other? Give that each would have enormous gravitational attraction, doesn't a collision seem more likely than orbiting?
Vanadium 50 said:No it's not. After the collision they would merge.
Yes they would but their gravity WILL cause them to orbit each other. otherwise the gravity of sun does not attract us but keep is in orbit, rotating not falling in that. We would only fall when the spacetime fabric is curve enough. This can be seen from equations of gravity, like moon orbits Earth but the apple from tree falls to earth.Vanadium 50 said:No it's not. After the collision they would merge.
yes it does depend on their mass but my question is about spacetime fabric not about them or their mass/energy.Agerhell said:Does the answer depend on the masses of the two black holes?
A black hole is a region in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, including light, can escape. This is due to the immense mass of the black hole being compressed into a tiny space, creating a strong gravitational field.
Yes, black holes can collide with each other. When two black holes come close enough, their gravitational pull will cause them to merge into a single, larger black hole.
When black holes collide, a tremendous amount of energy is released in the form of gravitational waves. These waves ripple through space, causing distortions in the fabric of space-time. The collision also results in the formation of a larger, more massive black hole.
Scientists use specialized detectors called interferometers to detect the gravitational waves produced by the collision of black holes. These detectors measure tiny changes in the length of space caused by the passing gravitational waves.
No, there is no danger to Earth if two black holes were to collide. The nearest known black hole is thousands of light-years away, and even if it were to collide with another black hole, the resulting gravitational waves would have a negligible effect on Earth.