Daniel Petka said:I guess a part of the black hole's mass would annihilate.
The mass would increase since the anti-matter would carry mass into the black hole.Drakkith said:The mass of the black hole would remain unchanged.
Orodruin said:The mass would increase since the anti-matter would carry mass into the black hole.
Wouldn't that be assuming that a photon pair is not created as a result of the annihilation, as photons are massless?Drakkith said:Only particles can annihilate, and then their mass is converted into energy (which itself has mass).
Photons are not massless in the way you seem to be thinking. They have no rest mass but they have an energy equivalent and so contribute to the stress energy tensor inside the EH.Comeback City said:Wouldn't that be assuming that a photon pair is not created as a result of the annihilation, as photons are massless?
Ah okay I see now thanks.phinds said:Photons are not massless in the way you seem to be thinking. They have no rest mass but they have an energy equivalent and so contribute to the stress energy tensor inside the EH.
phinds said:Photons are not massless in the way you seem to be thinking. They have no rest mass but they have an energy equivalent and so contribute to the stress energy tensor inside the EH.
Drakkith said:Mass cannot annihilate. Only particles can annihilate, and then their mass is converted into energy (which itself has mass). The mass of the black hole would remain unchanged.
Daniel Petka said:As far as I know that energy are EM-waves, which don't have any mass.
Daniel Petka said:Btw how do you then explain the X-ray radiation coming out of the black hole if it eats something?
A black hole is a region of space with a gravitational pull so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it. On the other hand, antimatter is a type of matter consisting of antiparticles that have the opposite charge and spin of regular particles. The main difference between a black hole and antimatter is that a black hole is a phenomenon that occurs in space, while antimatter is a type of matter that can exist anywhere.
Yes, a black hole and antimatter can interact with each other. When antimatter comes into contact with normal matter, they annihilate each other and release a large amount of energy. This process can also occur near the event horizon of a black hole, where the strong gravitational pull can pull in antimatter particles and cause them to collide with normal matter particles, resulting in annihilation.
There is currently no evidence to suggest that black holes contain large amounts of antimatter. However, some theories suggest that small amounts of antimatter may exist near the event horizon of a black hole, due to the intense gravitational forces and high-energy collisions that occur in that region.
Yes, it is possible for a black hole to be created by antimatter. When an equal amount of matter and antimatter come into contact, they annihilate each other and release energy. If this energy is concentrated in a small enough space, it can create a black hole.
If an antimatter object were to collide with a black hole, it would likely be pulled in by the black hole's strong gravitational pull and annihilate upon contact with the normal matter particles near the event horizon. The resulting energy release would be extremely powerful and could potentially be detected by telescopes and other instruments. However, the exact outcome would depend on the size and properties of the antimatter object and the black hole itself.