Black Holes Essay

We have done a lot of research about space and have learned a lot with the technology we have. One of the main mysteries that we have not understood much is “the hole”. When I say “the hole” I mean the three main ones the black hole, white hole, and the wormhole. Each one is important in their own way, but this paper will be focused on black holes. I will briefly touch on theories that involve time travel, white holes, and wormholes.

The scientist who came up with the name was John A Wheeler. John invented the theory of nuclear fission. He was a student of Niels Bohr, the scientist who made a newer model of the atom. John was also apart of the Manhattan project with many other scientists.

What is a black hole? A black hole is a great amount of matter packed into a very small area. Think of it this way: imagine our sun compacted into Austin, Texas. Phenomenal cosmic power in an itty-bitty living space.

Black holes were predicted by Einstein's theory of general relativity. According to Space.com “In 1905, Albert Einstein determined that the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers, and that the speed of light in a vacuum was independent of the motion of all observers. This was the theory of special relativity. It introduced a new framework for all of physics and proposed new concepts of space and time. Einstein then spent ten years trying to include acceleration in the theory and published his theory of general relativity in 1915. In it, he determined that massive objects cause a distortion in space-time, which is felt as gravity.”

A black hole is created from a sun going into a supernova. It starts in the middle of the sun. Its mass collapses on itself to create a super nova. Once the supernova happens ...

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...Mind blown. It is unclear how this happens.

Here is a way to compare the differences between Reissner–Nordström and Schwarzschild. Close your eyes and imagine a big tall waterfall with smooth walls and at the bottom is a hole that is never ending next to that one is another waterfall this one has rocks here and there that the water hits. It two also goes in the same hole. this is the differences from those two types of holes. In Reissner–Nordström the picture on the right is represented by the waterfall with rocks because of the switch. The “rocks” act are the repulsion of gravity. It is not as strong as the full black holes gravity but strong enough to slow it down abit. the Schwarzschild black hole just goes in as quick as possible. sorta like a chugging contest you want to get as much in as possible the quickest but the black hole never gets full until it dies.