What is the purpose of black holes in the universe?

Question

Are they performing any function of benefit?

Answer 1

Black holes are present in every galaxy. It is the central gravitational force. What's in the center or in the other side no one knows (if there is another dimension on the other side). What happened to every matter that it suck into it, we don't know. Black hole at it's present state serve as an anchor to a whole galaxy. It kind of holds everything in place. Without it, everything are just a debris floating without directions and organisations. Without it our solar system would go astray especially we are on the very edge of our Milkyway galaxy.

Also black holes keep the galaxies as a whole to move in one direction on one circular plane. This way, even with the gazillions of heavenly bodies in it, it could prevent a lot of devastating collisions.

Answer 2

black hole

Cosmic body with gravity (see gravitation) so intense that nothing, not even light, can escape. It is suspected to form in the death and collapse of a star that has retained at least three times the Sun's mass. Stars with less mass evolve into white dwarf stars or neutron stars. Details of a black hole's structure are calculated from Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity: a “singularity” of zero volume and infinite density pulls in all matter and energy that comes within an event horizon, defined by the Schwarzschild radius, around it. Black holes cannot be observed directly because they are small and emit no light. However, their enormous gravitational fields affect nearby matter, which is drawn in and emits X rays as it collides at high speed outside the event horizon. Some black holes may have nonstellar origins. Astronomers speculate that supermassive black holes at the centres of quasars and many galaxies are the source of energetic activity that is observed. Stephen W. Hawking theorized the creation of numerous tiny black holes, possibly no more massive than an asteroid, during the big bang. These primordial “mini black holes” lose mass over time and disappear as a result of Hawking radiation. Although black holes remain theoretical, the case for their existence is supported by many observations of phenomena that match their predicted effects.

Answer 3

The universe is not a moral play. If there is an intelligence that created our Universe you will have to ask that intelligence whether black holes are contributing to the purpose that drove the creation of the universe.
Getting off my soapbox, let me rephrase your question to see if there is something I can say. If your question was "Do black holes perform any function that is beneficial to human kind?" I would then have a question to answer.
My answer is that black holes help us understand the Universe in which we live by there interaction with stars that are near them. A standard black hole would be very destructive if it were to come near our solar system.

Answer 4

Black Holes are 'Singularity' objects predicted as certain solutions of equations of General Relativity, earlier they were considered as only a mathematical solutions and not as a real physical phenomena but now they are almost universally accepted as real objects based to indirect observation thanks to recent advancements in astrophysics.

They are defined as an object (rotating or non rotating) harboring as point singularity having so such a strong gravity that even light cannot escape it(thus black). They are surrounded by an outer boundary called 'Event Horizon' (what happens behind it still a physics Nightmare and all theories to explain the inner working of Black Hole are still largely Guess work.)

Now coming to "prstlyone's" question

There are strong scientific evidence that almost all galaxies harbor a 'Super Massive Black Hole' in there center weighing more than millions of suns, and they certainly act as center of Galaxy and are the reason to keep the matter of galaxy together by there massive attraction. This allowed the galaxy to evolve as they are today as breeding ground for creation of stars, starting nuclear reactions, hadn't this being the case even our sun would not have formed and let alone planets and eventually us to ponder on this. In other words our universe would have had the same density of matter all over (like outer space) and would have been a very cold and dark place.

Answer 5

They balance the Force! And if you believe that, they suck in gullible people when they fall asleep. So don't EVER nod off. Best of luck.

Aw, OK. At the center of each galaxy is a super-massive black hole, and as eons pass the galaxy gets sucked into it. Which is ironic, because galaxies expand until numero uno gets big enough to reverse the process, which hasn't happened in our galaxy yet and won't for a long, LONG time. The smaller b/h's scattered throughout the galaxy are like whirl pools in a river, and trap their share of cosmic detritus, and will eventually merge with the big kahuna at the center. When that happens, there will be enough mass to bring to pass the next cycle, which may be a repeat or something different, but my bet is on the 'rinse and repeat' version. Any questions, Padre?

Answer 6

First, a black hole is not a giant vacuum cleaner that keeps the galaxy together. A black hole can only have the gravitational pull of it's mass. If it's created from a collapsed super giant then it will only have the mass of that star after it shed half it's matter during it's nova. Do they have a function? Sure. Do I know the answer? No.

Answer 7

it is surprisingly unlikely. Any given quantity of mass has something referred to as its "Schwarzschild Radius." whilst its mathematical description is a little greater complicated, a standard way of awareness it is as a level of the radius to which that quantity of mass could be compressed before it bends area adequate to create an adventure horizon and charm a black hollow. case in point the Schwarzschild Radius of the Earth is 0.88 centimeters, or approximately 0.5 an inch. this implies all of the mass of the Earth might could be compressed to this length before it would exchange right into a black hollow. The Universe additionally has a Schwarzschild Radius. in case you're taking all of the mass of the universe and plug it in to an identical equation, the effect is a radius approximately equivalent to the seen length of the universe. this implies the Universe is relatively on the edge of being a black hollow. even with the undeniable fact that, the universe is increasing. each thing is flying aside, not falling in. as properly to this, it is area itself that's increasing, and area has no velocity decrease. it is merely count and power that are constrained by utilising the cost of light. So, whilst the Universe's denisty might reason it to be very on the edge of dense adequate to be a black hollow, the reality that area-time itself is increasing is battling the universe from collapsing. whilst it makes for sturdy television, it does not make for terribly sturdy technological awareness. there is plenty greater to this subject count, even with the undeniable fact that it would basically complicate my attempt to answer your question. the nice and comfortable button is, if the Universe have been collapsing under its very own gravity, it does not be increasing at an accelerating value.

Answer 8

I do not know that there is an actual "purpose". But they form from suns. When there is a big sun (one that has to be impossibly bigger than ours) has aged billions of years, it implodes on its self fitting all of its energy into as tight of a space as possible. After it has compacter it either becomes a little tiny star with huge mass, explodes in a supernova which creates thousands of stars, or it will have so much mass that it continues to implode and becomes a black hole which does nothing except swallow mass.

Answer 9

Black holes create new universes. The purpose of a black hole is to expand the multiverse of universes.

Answer 10

Nobody knows, but it is not way out of line to theorize that they are performing THE function for the benfit of the universe. Without them, four dimensions might not exist. Which would be a total bummer.