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DachshundsForever t1_je55lyj wrote

At what point does a black hole evaporate through Hawking radiation? Is there not a size limit?

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romansparta99 t1_je5gx7y wrote

Hawking radiation is an extremely slow process, for a black hole to evaporate through it takes a time frame that a human being simply can’t understand. On top of that, larger black holes take longer to disappear than smaller ones, so in this case it’s not really a concern for it.

Usually the limiting factor is on the ability to get big rather than stay big, if that makes sense! This one is a little bit below what we currently would consider the upper limits, though of course that may just be due to a lack of understanding!

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NarrMaster t1_je5grm4 wrote

The larger the black hole, the less it radiates. Black holes above a certain (relatively small size) absorb more light than they radiate through hawking radiation.

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