GoKawiilStudy: Spinning Black Holes Could Theoretically Split in Two
Researchers led by Francesco Sannino of the University of Naples Federico II published a study in Physical Review D examining whether a black hole can divide into two separate black holes. They found that if a black hole spins at the maximum physically possible rate, its event horizon can form a pants-shaped structure in spacetime, producing two distinct black holes without violating the laws of thermodynamics.
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The finding challenges the common assumption that black holes only merge, never split, and could prompt further theoretical work on extreme rotational dynamics near the limits of general relativity. Because the scenario requires an essentially maximal spin rate that may not occur in nature, the result is likely to remain a mathematical curiosity rather than an observed phenomenon, though it may deepen understanding of entropy and horizon geometry in extreme cases.
- A new Physical Review D study models a theoretical scenario where a black hole splits into two.
- The split requires the black hole to spin at the maximum physically possible rate.
- The mechanism relies on entropy constraints and a pants-shaped event horizon geometry.
Source: futurism.com — Frank Landymore, 2026-11-07
Published there as: “Cosmic “Loophole” Could Let Black Holes Split In Two Like Dividing Cells”
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