The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and Queen Mary University of London, have successfully simulated a black hole shaped like a very thin ring, which gives rise to a series of 'bulges' connected by strings that become thinner over time. These strings eventually become so thin that they pinch off into a series of miniature black holes, similar to how a thin stream of water from a tap breaks up into droplets. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Ring-shaped black holes were 'discovered' by theoretical physicists in 2002, but this is the first time that their dynamics have been successfully simulated using supercomputers. Should this type of black hole form, it would lead to the appearance of a "naked singularity", which would cause the equations behind general relativity to break down. However, such an object could only exist in a universe with five or more dimensions. http://phys.org/news/2016-02-five-dimensional-black-hole-relativity.html
