MadSci Network: Astronomy |
I was searching through a page, that one of your previous professionals had recomended to me, on the subject of black holes, when I came across this quote in a paragraph "Back in the 1970's, Stephen Hawking came up with theoretical arguments showing that black holes are not really entirely black: due to quantum-mechanical effects, they emit radiation." If this is true, that black holes emit radiation, then is the speed of radiation faster than the speed of light? Or is there something to this that I'm missing? I thought that the event horizon of a black hole has a gravitational pull with an escape velocity higher than that of the speed of light. If nothing can go faster than light, then why is there radiation emiting from a black hole? There's so much to black hole's but I'm so fascinated by them now that I've got some questions answered, I'm glad that I found this sight to help answer my endless amount of questions and curiosity. Thanks again!
Re: Radiation emition from black holes...
Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Astronomy. MadSci Home