Thanks very much for all your help folks. I think it's clear that much of my problem has been a confusion of terminology, which has led to...
Sorry, that was a dumb question. Let me try something else: Does the negative energy of the infalling particle come about because all energy...
So the positive energy or negative energy nature possessd by a virtual particle is determined purely by its direction of travel relative to the black...
Okay. I'm clearly in over my head, but I think I'm getting there. I suspect my big mistake has been to regard virtual particles associated with...
As I've already mentioned, with regard to virtual particles Hawking states: How does that fit? If one of the particles is not innately negative...
Hi Vkothii, My last post wasn't a reply to your comment (which I've just seen). It was just a continuation of my thoughts. I'll have a think...
Nope, I'm still confused! Hawking said: How can an antiparticle have positive energy? Isn't an antiparticle supposed to be the incarnation of...
Thanks Vkothii. There will be no net change in mass or energy in the universe as a whole, but there will be a change in mass within the black...
I've never understood how Hawking Radiation would work. I don't see how it could cause a Black Hole to shrink. I mean, don't matter and...
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