Event Horizon: Formation of Minature Black Holes


Formation of Miniature Black Holes Miniature black holes, primordial black holes, may have formed in the early Universe through compressing of at least: 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 or 10³⁶ protons(+) into the area normally occupied by just one proton. Why such a large number? Remember that all matter, even subatomic particles like protons, exert some gravitational attraction towards another. Two particles of the same charge (+) and (+) have an weak gravitational attraction toward each other. But the strong electric repelling force of the same charge against same charge over powers gravity (Alike charges repel, opposites attract). In fact gravity is so weak in this situation that the electric charge over powers gravity: 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 to 1. That's why it is necessary to pack so many protons together in order to form a mini black hole, so that the weak gravitational force can over power the strong repulsion force. At this stage in time for our Universe, there is no physical way to pack 10³⁶ protons together so that a miniature black hole could form. A mini black hole could only form in chaotic situations during the microseconds following the Big Bang when the Universe was far denser than a neutron star and the protons were packed close together. Although possible, the formation of mini black holes is considered very unlikely. Continue to Formation of Stellar Black Holes. Back to the top of the page or the Formation outline.