Can a 1kg Black Hole Be Manipulated and Moved?

In summary, a black hole can be of any size but will evaporate quickly. If you don't want to increase the mass of the black hole, you can "pull" it with another massive body.
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Jarfi
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And if so what would happen if it would be created on Earth is there any way to push it out of the orbit could you actually manipulate such a small black hole?
 
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A black hole can be of any size but a 1kg black hole will evaporate long before you can move it. Unless it fell through the floor and ate enough of the world per second to over come its evaporation.

As for moving a black hole there's I'm not sure if perhaps just chucking mass at it will result in it moving. Not my field though
 
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ryan_m_b said:
A black hole can be of any size but a 1kg black hole will evaporate long before you can move it. Unless it fell through the floor and ate enough of the world per second to over come its evaporation.

That probably wouldn't even be enough. The estimated exaporation time of a 1 kg BH is 1.44e-17 sec. It would radiating energy away at a rate of 3.6e32 joules/sec, and thus would have to eat matter at a rate of ~4e15 kg/sec just to keep up with the loss.
 
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It would indeed evaporate VERY quickly. Moving a black hole can indeed be done by throwing mass on it from a certain direction, as the total momentum of the system needs to be conserved. For a 1 kg black hole this si still easy (if it wouldn't evaporate), more massive ones are going to need excessive amounts of mass...
 
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A one kilogram black hole can exist. But it will be microscopic, perhaps even smaller than an electron! Anything can be made into a black hole there is enough mass in an extremely small amount of space. In other words, any squeezed down enough would turn into a black hole. The planet Earth weighs much, much more than one kilogram. Earth would turn into a black hole if it was squeezed down into the size of a marble. So just imagine how much you would have to squeeze down a one kilogram mass to turn it into a black hole? That's why I said it's microscopic.
 
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harcel said:
... Moving a black hole can indeed be done by throwing mass on it from a certain direction, as the total momentum of the system needs to be conserved. For a 1 kg black hole this si still easy (if it wouldn't evaporate), more massive ones are going to need excessive amounts of mass...

If you don't want to increase the mass of the black hole you can "pull" it with another massive body. For example a 1kg black hole at the surface of the Earth will fall at the same 9.8m/s/s rate as will a slug of lead.

Of course where the slug of lead will hit the ground with a thud, the sub-microscopic BH will pass right through the Earth and "orbit" through the ground.

Such a small BH cannot be formed naturally by any stellar process of which we are aware, however speculations have been made that so called Primordial black holes might have formed soon after the BB. One might look for some of theses by moving asteroids around and seeing if there's any mass left in their previous orbit... (also one would look for the Hawking Radiation they would emit.)
 

FAQ: Can a 1kg Black Hole Be Manipulated and Moved?

What is a black hole?

A black hole is a region in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, including light, can escape from it. This happens when a massive star dies and collapses in on itself.

Can a 1kg black hole exist on Earth?

No, a 1kg black hole cannot exist on Earth. In order for a black hole to form, the mass of the collapsing object must be at least three times the mass of our Sun. A 1kg object does not have enough mass to create a black hole.

Can a 1kg black hole exist in the universe?

It is highly unlikely that a 1kg black hole exists in the universe. The smallest known black holes have a mass of about 5 times that of our Sun. It is theorized that black holes with masses less than this can't form due to the laws of physics.

What would happen if a 1kg black hole appeared on Earth?

If a 1kg black hole were to appear on Earth, it would immediately start to suck in matter and grow in size. However, its gravitational pull would be too weak to significantly affect its surroundings. It would likely evaporate quickly due to Hawking radiation.

Can mankind create a 1kg black hole in a laboratory?

No, it is not currently possible for mankind to create a 1kg black hole in a laboratory. The technology and energy required to compress matter to such a small size are beyond our current capabilities. Additionally, the potential risks and consequences make it an ethically questionable pursuit.

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