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Buzz Bloom
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The following are a few questions to help me understand the variability of views about Hawking radiation held by various knowledgeable PF QM physicists.
very informative and entertaining. By rational reasoning it confirmed for me a personal insight that as a lay reader I will never have any reliable intuitive grasp of quantum mechanics. Is spite of this, the article has encouraged me to make another try at seeking knowledgeable PF help to resolve some aspects of my confusion about Hawking radiation. The last two threads I participated in asking questions and seeking clarity did not work out for me.
I will much appreciate any and all responses.
Regards,
Buzz
1. Do you personally believe that Hawking radiation is a real phenomenon rather than a only a theoretical possibility?
2. What percentage of the world's QM physicists do you guess believe that Hawking radiation is a real phenomenon rather than only a theoretical possibility?
3. Am I correct in my understanding that to date no astronomical observations/measurements of radiation or particles have been made which have been reliably reported as possible evidence of Hawking radiation?
4. Assuming I am correct re (3), and assuming re (1) you believe Hawking radiation is a real phenomenon, what is your guess about how far in the future it will be before astronomical observations/measurements of Hawking radiation will be confirmed?
I found the insight Article "The Vacuum Fluctuation Myth" by A Neumaier2. What percentage of the world's QM physicists do you guess believe that Hawking radiation is a real phenomenon rather than only a theoretical possibility?
3. Am I correct in my understanding that to date no astronomical observations/measurements of radiation or particles have been made which have been reliably reported as possible evidence of Hawking radiation?
4. Assuming I am correct re (3), and assuming re (1) you believe Hawking radiation is a real phenomenon, what is your guess about how far in the future it will be before astronomical observations/measurements of Hawking radiation will be confirmed?
very informative and entertaining. By rational reasoning it confirmed for me a personal insight that as a lay reader I will never have any reliable intuitive grasp of quantum mechanics. Is spite of this, the article has encouraged me to make another try at seeking knowledgeable PF help to resolve some aspects of my confusion about Hawking radiation. The last two threads I participated in asking questions and seeking clarity did not work out for me.
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/qs-re-hawking-radiation-part-i.873163/
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/qs-re-hawking-radiation-part-ii.873353/
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/qs-re-hawking-radiation-part-ii.873353/
I will much appreciate any and all responses.
Regards,
Buzz