Presented with the following, I was about to just toss it as another grunching re. black holes without a particularly good idea of what they're about. But something made me decide to instead present it for discussion here a Sciforums. The guy seems to be honestly inquisitive yet I haven't the knowledge to even try to give him any sort of an answer. "Considering that black holes curve space-time infinitely at the singularity, doesn't it seem like it would flip space over? Would another black hole flip space back over? Would all of the black holes in our universe mutually flip space over and back over? If something got pulled into the singularity, would it end up in every other black hole? Are we living on more than one side of a black hole? Could gravitational curvature of space-time produce mirror images of bodies of matter? Would a weaker gravitational curvature of space and time increase the distance between these mirror images, considering the geometry of space-time? Would a strong curvature decrease the distance required for a mirror image to form? Outside of a given boundary, would the required distance for the formation of these mirror images to form be increased, given the geometry of space-time?" Any help would be appreciated.
Chagur doesn't it seem like it would flip space over? Could gravitational curvature of space-time produce mirror images of bodies of matter? You're right - he has no idea. Maybe he's been watching too much sci-fi.
Thanks, (Q). Kind of thought as much from what I've read over here, but didn't want to just 'dump' on him. Maybe I'm mellowing ... Who knows. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Chagur but didn't want to just 'dump' on him. No need to dump on him unless he's a crackpot who won't listen to reason. I would suggest offering him links to websites which can explain the theory behind black holes and also links to websites which provide evidence for potential black holes. This would depend entirely on his level of understanding, of course. John Baez and Sten Odenwald both provide decent FAQ's for those unable to understand the mathematical models.
Thanks, (Q) ... But I didn't mean a "You dumb-ass" dump on but rather: "Can't really say because the questions you're asking are more sci-fi like than science. Why don't you check out a few of the following sites:" And give him a few decent ones that are factual, but don't get into the heavy stuff. "And then maybe we can discuss the matter further." Thanks for the Baez/Odenwald suggestions. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
<i>Considering that black holes curve space-time infinitely at the singularity, doesn't it seem like it would flip space over?</i> What does "flip space over" mean? What would that look like? <i>If something got pulled into the singularity, would it end up in every other black hole?</i> Firstly, the something would be totally destroyed long before it hit the singularity, so it would be unrecognisable. Secondly, it is possible that singularities could be connected somehow, but there's no way we can ever know that because we can get no information out of a singularity. <i>Could gravitational curvature of space-time produce mirror images of bodies of matter?</i> No.
Hi, James R. I think what he meant by 'flip space over' is that there's 'space' on the other side. Or maybe he's thinking of a 'worm hole' sort of bit ... I don't know. Again, 'every other' in some way empties into the same other space or acts like a spooky interaction.. The 'mirror image' bit threw me but I figured he either had a spooky interaction in mind or a multiple universe idea. As (Q) suggested, I've referred him to a few sites re. black holes and space/time and am waiting to see if he makes the effort to do some reading so he can clarify what he's thinking/asking. Also, waiting to see if he's going to reply. Thanks Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
we cannot get info out of the singularity, but we can get some info about it by objects that orbit the singularity and are subjected to its gravity, Maybe if we were (indirectly) to observe the collision of two supermassive blackholes and the gravity of some other singularities seems to fluctuate for no apperent reason, maybe just maybe the events could be linked
RE. Blackholes Yes information is lost to `our` universe as a object enters a blackhole. But the current view of black-holes in Membrane theory says that they are connected... the bottom line is, that every point in space is connected to every other. and that every black hole is connected ( not by wormholes?) to every other. They are certainly not connected in our space-time, so it is correct to say that the object that enters one black hole, only exists in that one.
