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To: cripplecreek

That’s because of Hawking radiation. The smaller a black hole is, the quicker it evaporates. The rate of evaporation becomes exponential with mass loss, and anything lighter than about a mountain will not gain further mass because the radiation pressure will exceed its gravity. But at that point, it won’t last long anyway. Hawking theorized all this using generally-accepted physics.


13 posted on 12/05/2009 4:49:07 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder (The right thing is not always the popular thing)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Thanx.

Nice clear explanation.


15 posted on 12/05/2009 4:54:24 PM PST by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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