Will a Sun Collapse Form a Black Hole?

[Ahmed Samra]

When the sun is collapsed will it form a black hole?

 

[phyzguy]

No, it is not massive enough. It will end up as a white dwarf.

 

[Ahmed Samra]

When the sun is beginning to collapse will it get smaller and denser?

 

[Crazymechanic]

Yes it will until some backpressure will kick into stop further collapse , in large stars this backpressure can't fight back the huge mass so the gravity wins and the whole mass and all the leftovers collapse into a black hole but in mass that are smaller than the minimum limit to form a black hole they don't collapse to a black hole because the mass is not big enough for gravity to take over the pressures exerted by atoms in the case of white dwarfs - electrons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_dwarf

read about them.

 

[sardar]

I can confidently say that the collapse of the sun will indeed lead to the formation of a black hole. The sun is a massive star, and when it reaches the end of its life, it will undergo a catastrophic collapse known as a supernova. This collapse will result in a massive explosion, releasing a tremendous amount of energy and matter into space.

The remaining core of the sun, known as a white dwarf, will then continue to collapse under its own gravity. If the mass of the white dwarf is greater than about 1.4 times the mass of our sun, known as the Chandrasekhar limit, it will continue to collapse until it reaches a point of infinite density and zero volume, known as the singularity. This is the defining characteristic of a black hole.

Therefore, it is highly likely that the collapse of the sun will result in the formation of a black hole, given its massive size and the laws of physics governing the behavior of matter under extreme conditions. However, it is important to note that this process will take millions of years to occur, so there is no immediate danger of the sun collapsing and forming a black hole in our lifetime.

In conclusion, the collapse of the sun will inevitably lead to the formation of a black hole, but it is a natural and expected phenomenon in the life cycle of massive stars. Further research and observations in the field of astrophysics will continue to deepen our understanding of black holes and their role in the universe.