Can there really be such a thing as something so small it can't be split or even have a surface because that would mean any single part of that surface would be smaller?
2007-03-12 07:38:16 · 9 answers · asked by meansawbean 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
a black hole is infintely small and infintely dense. there is some strong evidence that there are super massive black holes at the center of each galaxy; but their boundary is so small that things don't fall into them.
its a really tough concept to get around... space is infinitely strange :)
2007-03-12 08:50:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is a space quanta.
It comprises a length that corresponds to the first space-time pulse that launched this universe.
Probably some where around 10 to the minus 95 of a meter.
2007-03-13 08:55:00 · answer #2 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Planck length.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_length
1.6x10E(-35) meters
2007-03-12 14:42:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The inside of my daughter's skull (at times) . . . 8^D
Sounds like you're referring to the mathematical (geometric) definition of a point.
2007-03-12 16:57:30 · answer #4 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Planck length,
like Ronin says.
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2007-03-12 14:49:22 · answer #5 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A singularity?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularity
2007-03-12 16:07:54 · answer #6 · answered by Ammy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An electron split - fractional electron (it's a speculation as of now).
2007-03-12 15:16:56 · answer #7 · answered by humming_rye 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Infintesimal -- the opposite of infinite
And I doubt it refers to real objects--it is more of a concept.
2007-03-12 14:41:42 · answer #8 · answered by wayfaroutthere 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's called a 'point'.
HTH âº
Doug
2007-03-12 14:43:03 · answer #9 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋