if something were to figuratively compress itself into the smallest posible object, meaning there is no space between particles. then the object would have infinite mass and infinite density, so would this create a black hole?
2007-01-09 19:05:16 · 5 answers · asked by skiguy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Your error is to assume that compressing something gives it infinite mass. It actually gives it the same mass that you started out with!
You don't need to compress it that much but you do need a lot of mass. It isn't a black hole until the gravity gets so high that light does not escape. This has to be at least 10 times the mass of the sun.
2007-01-09 19:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peter K's correct - if there's enough mass you'll get a black hole, if not it's a blob of neutrons. This compression is what happens in a supernova - if the original star isn't big enough to form a black hole you end up with a neutron star.
2007-01-10 04:33:46 · answer #2 · answered by Iridflare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all the space could be displaced it would revert to a quantum state and turn into pure energy.
Even a small mass would explode according to MC squared,and result in a devastating explosion.
2007-01-10 06:48:27 · answer #3 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
matter is not like a jigsaw puzzle, it can't fit (perfectly) together unless you "crush" up the molecules and "compress" the atoms together, but yes given the circumstances it would create a black hole
2007-01-10 03:11:13 · answer #4 · answered by DeepBlue 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its bound to...( i cant avoid the pun)
2007-01-10 03:09:31 · answer #5 · answered by luck fest 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋