Concept information
Preferred term
mini black hole
Definition(s)
- Micro black holes, also called mini black holes or quantum mechanical black holes, are hypothetical tiny (<1 M☉) black holes, for which quantum mechanical effects play an important role. The concept that black holes may exist that are smaller than stellar mass was introduced in 1971 by Stephen Hawking. It is possible that such black holes were created in the high-density environment of the early Universe (or Big Bang), or possibly through subsequent phase transitions (referred to as primordial black holes). They might be observed by astrophysicists through the particles they are expected to emit by Hawking radiation. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_black_hole)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- micro black hole
- quantum mechanical black hole
In other languages
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French
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micro trou noir
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trou noir quantique
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-WSTMKWRP-Q
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