I'm guessing that if one black hole was a lot bigger than the other one, yhen it would just swallow it up, but what would happen if the two black holes where approximately the same size?
2006-12-27 00:58:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
At first they will compete with each other in sucking matter from around them.
Albeit their respective sizes....both will finally result in a merged black hole. Its not that one engulfs another ,but the final entity is a more massive black hole.
Its impossible to comment on the size though.
Accompanying the merger there will be a release of tremendous amount of energy especially Xrays and gamma rays
2006-12-27 01:00:23 · answer #1 · answered by Som™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Imagine two really deep "dents" or "dimples" in a flat surface like a bed sheet (representing two black holes in space-time).
If these two dimples were to collide with each other, the normally flat area between them would rapidly sink and then suddenly where there were two dimples there is now one bigger dimple! This process would create a shockwave that ripples outward on the surface of the bedsheet.
2006-12-31 06:43:03 · answer #2 · answered by narcissisticguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They would create gravitational waves.
Basically, the would behave like any two masses would, like two stars or two planets. They would orbit each other and possibly merge into one single larger object. But because of their extreme density and the strength of the gravity field close in, theory predicts gravitational waves strong enough for us to detect would be created.
2006-12-27 09:00:48 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The two holes would first orbit each other.At first the orbits aree even as they arefar away, but as the gravity pulls them together, their orbits shrink until they merge as one massive, or supermassive black hole.
2006-12-27 15:35:53 · answer #4 · answered by Velika 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on size but gravity might pull one into the other if sizes were similar.. the pulling power of the black hole is mightier than the space surrounding it....
2006-12-27 09:00:45 · answer #5 · answered by confused 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No guesses. You can see what happens by going to the NASA site and looking at photos and digital models of galactic collisions.
2006-12-27 09:08:14 · answer #6 · answered by Ricky J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would then make one black hole.
2006-12-27 09:06:00 · answer #7 · answered by S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would assume that they would combine to make one larger black hole.
2006-12-27 09:00:37 · answer #8 · answered by Tired Old Man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the one with the most sucking power wins!
2006-12-27 09:05:48 · answer #9 · answered by lotsaanswers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They would swallow each other and disappear.
2006-12-28 10:59:17 · answer #10 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋