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thetexan
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I'm reading this article...
"Hawking proposed that the Universe is filled with 'virtual particles' that, according to what we know about how quantum mechanics works, blink in and out of existence and annihilate each other as soon as they come in contact - except if they happen to appear on either side of a black hole's event horizon. Basically, one particle gets swallowed up by the black hole, and the other radiates away into space." Science Alert
Even if that is true wouldn't that mean that there is one of the two particles trapped by the horizon? One particle being trapped and one escaping doesn't mean that the black hole is evaporating does it? It seems that there is a net gain of one particle adding to the mass of the black hole.
Can someone explain the evaporation effect please as it relates to the virtual particle theory please?
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"Hawking proposed that the Universe is filled with 'virtual particles' that, according to what we know about how quantum mechanics works, blink in and out of existence and annihilate each other as soon as they come in contact - except if they happen to appear on either side of a black hole's event horizon. Basically, one particle gets swallowed up by the black hole, and the other radiates away into space." Science Alert
Even if that is true wouldn't that mean that there is one of the two particles trapped by the horizon? One particle being trapped and one escaping doesn't mean that the black hole is evaporating does it? It seems that there is a net gain of one particle adding to the mass of the black hole.
Can someone explain the evaporation effect please as it relates to the virtual particle theory please?
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