3 ms·
There is only one direction through the event horizon of a black hole.
by Retra 8y ago
There is only one direction through the event horizon of a black hole.
- Consultant32452 8y agoI thought Hawking radiation was going the other direction, but that it doesn't carry information about the original mass/energy. Is that right?
- Retra 8y agoI don't think there's a definitive answer there, nor any reason to believe Hawking radiation is produced inside an event horizon, rather than just outside it. The event horizon is pretty much defined by the boundary that radiation will not escape across, so I wouldn't assume Hawking radiation behaves any differently with respect to it.
- TheCraiggers 8y agoI believe you're right that the jury is still out about information loss. However, I believe that the energy from Hawking Radiation comes from the black hole itself. In that case it doesn't matter if it's inside or outside the event horizon- it's still 'leaking' energy/mass.