Bizarre quantum properties of black holes – including their mind-bending ability to have different masses simultaneously – have been confirmed by University of Queensland (UQ) physicists. A team of theoretical physicists ran calculations that reveal surprising black hole quantum phenomena. The re
An illustration of a mass-quantized black hole, created using NightCafe Creator AI. Credit: University of Queensland
“It’s a phenomenon that can be triggered by a dying star. But, until now, we haven’t deeply investigated whether black holes display some of the weird and wonderful behaviors of quantum physics. “Imagine you’re both broad and tall, as well as short and skinny at the same time – it’s a situation which is intuitively confusing since we’re anchored in the world of traditional physics.“The universe is revealing to us that it’s always more strange, mysterious, and fascinating than most of us could have ever imagined.
“Our work shows that the very early theories of Jacob Bekenstein – an American and Israeli theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the foundation of black hole thermodynamics – were on the money,” she said.
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