Saturday, July 30, 2005

On the nature of black holes

The energy of the Universe could be infinite. Becuase of the pairings of particles and antiparticles, by conservation of energy one can create an infinite number of particles (at least at the high energy state present at the creation of the universe) as long as it is in an antiparticle pair. Not to mention, on the event horizon of black holes, this very thing can happen. Although in theory, the particles are more apt to be expelled at the event horizon while the antiparticles can be sucked into the singularity adding negative energy to it...thus a black hole may after a time disappear altogether from the collection of negative energy cancelling out the mass. Basically, black holes in all irony can spew energy while they're sucking in mass until they annihilate. I don't know if I buy this. Math allows for some pretty ridiculous assumptions that make no sense in the real world. The problem is, what does make sense in the real world? Surely the world is not limited to what we can experience. But then again, maybe it is.The weak anthropic principle: We experience the Universe in the way it is becuase if it were not the way it is, we would not exist.

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