Find Solutions to Black Hole Questions

In summary, the conversation discusses how to find black hole solutions and how to recognize if a metric is a black hole or not. It is mentioned that uncharged spherical and rotating black holes are vacuum solutions, but the converse is not necessarily true. The conversation also mentions electrovac solutions and suggests using Google to search for Schwarzschild Solution and Schwarzschild Radius.
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sadegh4137
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hi
if you want to find the black hole solutions, what do you do?
has any solutions of $R_\alpha\beta=0$ a black hole?

thanks
 
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sadegh4137 said:
hi
if you want to find the black hole solutions, what do you do?
has any solutions of $$R_\alpha\beta=0$$ a black hole?

Google for "Schwarzschild Solution" and "Schwarzschild Radius".
 
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Uncharged spherical (Schwarzschild) and rotating (Kerr) black holes are vacuum solutions, i.e., have $$R_{\alpha\beta} = 0.$$
 
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sadegh4137 said:
has any solutions of $R_\alpha\beta=0$ a black hole?
As stated above, there are black hole solutions which solve the vacuum Einstein equations but the converse, as you have stated it, is clearly not true (a vacuum solution need not be a black hole solution). Just take the trivial solution (Minkowski space-time) as a counterexample.
 
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And there are black hole solutions that are not vacuum solutions, e.g., Reissner-Nordstrom and Kerr-Newman black holes (these are electrovac solutions).
 
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thanks
how you can recognize a metric is a black hole or not?
or how you can find black hole solution?
at first you find vacuum solution of Einstein equations?
and then?
 

FAQ: Find Solutions to Black Hole Questions

How do black holes form?

Black holes form when a massive star dies and its core collapses under its own gravity. This creates a singularity, a point of infinite density, surrounded by an event horizon, the point of no return for anything entering the black hole.

How do we study black holes?

We study black holes through indirect observations of their effects on surrounding matter and light, such as gravitational lensing and x-ray emissions. We also use simulations and mathematical models to understand their behavior.

Can anything escape a black hole?

Once something crosses the event horizon, it cannot escape a black hole. However, Hawking radiation suggests that small amounts of particles and energy can escape over time.

Are there different types of black holes?

Yes, there are three main types of black holes: stellar black holes, intermediate black holes, and supermassive black holes. They vary in size and are formed through different processes.

Could a black hole destroy Earth?

It is highly unlikely that a black hole could destroy Earth. Even if a black hole were to enter our solar system, it would most likely pass through without causing any significant damage. However, the effects of a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy could impact the Earth's orbit and environment over time.

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