This strange “spacetime crystal” can suddenly become a black hole

Physicists have mathematically captured a bizarre “spacetime crystal” that can either dissolve or collapse into a microscopic black hole after only a tiny change in energy. Their breakthrough came from an unusual trick involving infinitely many dimensions, potentially giving researchers a new tool for studying primordial and microscopic black holes. This strange “spacetime crystal” can suddenly become a black hole.

This strange “spacetime crystal” can suddenly become a black hole Science News from research organizations This strange “spacetime crystal” can suddenly become a black hole A strange crystal like state of spacetime could transform into a microscopic black hole, and physicists have finally found a way to describe the process mathematically. Com Physics allows for black holes far smaller than the enormous objects typically found at the centers of galaxies or created when massive stars collapse. Under the right conditions, microscopic black holes could also form when spacetime enters an unusual critical state and organizes into a repeating, crystal-like pattern.

Researchers from Goethe University Frankfurt and TU Wien have now found a way to describe this process mathematically. For the first time, they derived an exact formula for the phenomenon by using an unconventional mathematical approach. Microscopic Black Holes and Critical Collapse Most familiar black holes are associated with violent cosmic events, including the deaths of massive stars.

In theory, however, there is no strict lower size limit.