Does Matter absorb space time?
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Re: Does Matter absorb space time?
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/ ... al-mystery
You might say the accretion disk is eating matter, not the Black Hole, and that empty space lies between the disc and the hole. I suppose.
You might say the accretion disk is eating matter, not the Black Hole, and that empty space lies between the disc and the hole. I suppose.
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Re: Does Matter absorb space time?
You have never seen an image of a black hole, because no such image has ever been made. What you've seen are artistic renderings of what some people think a black hole with an accretion disk might look like. But the vast majority of black holes don't have accretion disks, and are not detectable by any means other than observing the orbits of nearby stars (that is, for example, how we observe the black hole at the center of our own galaxy) or transient gravitational lensing. On APOD and other astronomical sites you may encounter accurate numerical simulations of black holes, converted to images:warmingwarmingwarming wrote:Just ordinary run of the mill stuff here on APOD and elsewhere .. always the image shows a Black Hole eating matter. Can you provide an image of a Black Hole NOT eating matter?Chris Peterson wrote: What images of black holes have you seen?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160212.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap141026.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130702.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130701.html
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Re: Does Matter absorb space time?
No. Matter is present in the accretion disk, and disappears into the black hole where the disk meets the event horizon. No gap exists.warmingwarmingwarming wrote:http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/ ... al-mystery
You might say the accretion disk is eating matter, not the Black Hole, and that empty space lies between the disc and the hole. I suppose.
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Re: Does Matter absorb space time?
So, if a Black Hole is collapsed space time .. then the Black Hole must be always eating space time .. otherwise it cannot eat anything, that is, if it's a sealed unit.Chris Peterson wrote:No. Matter is present in the accretion disk, and disappears into the black hole where the disk meets the event horizon. No gap exists.warmingwarmingwarming wrote:http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/ ... al-mystery
You might say the accretion disk is eating matter, not the Black Hole, and that empty space lies between the disc and the hole. I suppose.
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Re: Does Matter absorb space time?
A black hole is not collapsed spacetime. A black hole forms when matter, usually a star, collapses. When matter collapses its matter density increases (same amount of matter in less space). The matter density curves spacetime. For a black hole to form, the curvature must be large enough so that not even light can escape. Matter can still fall into the black hole, but not escape.warmingwarmingwarming wrote:So, if a Black Hole is collapsed space time .. then the Black Hole must be always eating space time .. otherwise it cannot eat anything, that is, if it's a sealed unit.
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So matter falls into the BH but not the spacetime that is surrounding the matter?Markus Schwarz wrote:A black hole is not collapsed spacetime. A black hole forms when matter, usually a star, collapses. When matter collapses its matter density increases (same amount of matter in less space). The matter density curves spacetime. For a black hole to form, the curvature must be large enough so that not even light can escape. Matter can still fall into the black hole, but not escape.warmingwarmingwarming wrote:So, if a Black Hole is collapsed space time .. then the Black Hole must be always eating space time .. otherwise it cannot eat anything, that is, if it's a sealed unit.
I think I think, though I'm not sure if I all the thoughts I think I think, or if they come to me from .. goodness knows where.
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Correct! Keep in mind that matter does not have to fall into the black hole. A star, or planet could orbit a black hole in the same way as the Earth orbits the Sun or the Moon orbits the Earth.warmingwarmingwarming wrote:So matter falls into the BH but not the spacetime that is surrounding the matter?
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Pretty picky black hole.Markus Schwarz wrote:Correct! Keep in mind that matter does not have to fall into the black hole. A star, or planet could orbit a black hole in the same way as the Earth orbits the Sun or the Moon orbits the Earth.warmingwarmingwarming wrote:So matter falls into the BH but not the spacetime that is surrounding the matter?
I think I think, though I'm not sure if I all the thoughts I think I think, or if they come to me from .. goodness knows where.
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Does Matter absorb space time?
Could matter be absorbing space-time, causing distortions in the fabric of the universe that we have yet to fully understand? Could this explain some of the unexplained phenomena we observe in the cosmos?
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That question has no meaning unless you can express it mathematically.CryptoCurrencyPaf wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:01 pm Could matter be absorbing space-time, causing distortions in the fabric of the universe that we have yet to fully understand? Could this explain some of the unexplained phenomena we observe in the cosmos?
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Re: Does Matter absorb space time?
"Absorbing space-time" - what exactly do you mean by that? And what specifically are you referring to by "unexplained phenomena?" I am not sure I understand your question.
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Does Matter absorb space-time?
Is it possible that matter can absorb space-time, altering the fabric of the universe in ways we have yet to fully understand? Could this phenomenon shed light on the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy?