# Does a black hole have infinite density?

## Does a black hole have infinite density?

A black hole possesses a gravitational field so powerful that not even light can escape. A maddening enigma called a singularity — a region of infinite density — lies at the heart of each black hole, according to general relativity, the modern theory of gravity.

## Does black hole has infinite mass?

Myth: black holes suck everything in Don’t worry! Well, even though black holes are extreme in many ways, they don’t have infinite mass—and it’s mass that determines the force of their gravity. Some black holes—known as stellar black holes. —have about the amount of mass that very massive stars do.

What’s the name for the infinitely dense center of a black hole?

singularity
At the center of a black hole is what physicists call the “singularity,” or a point where extremely large amounts of matter are crushed into an infinitely small amount of space.

### Can a black hole be infinitely small?

Black holes are singularities: points of infinitely small volume with infinite density. Such incredibly compact objects cause infinite curvature in the fabric of spacetime.

### What if something has infinite density?

A singularity is a point in space where there is a mass with infinite density. This would lead to a spacetime with an infinite curvature. Singularities are predicted to exist in black holes by Einstein’s theory of general relativity, which is a theory that has done remarkably well at matching experimental results.

Which is the lightest thing in the universe?

Graphene Aerogel, world’s lightest substance.

## Why do black holes have infinite density, mass, and?

This is not the same as black holes having those characteristics. Nor was anything said about infinite mass. Black hole singularities have 0 volume, so any finite mass they might have will net infinite density, and infinite gravity (since you can get infinitely close to the central mass).

## Is the radius of a black hole infinite?

The Schwarschild Radius is given by, R = G * M / c^2 , c = speed of light (3 * 10^8 m/s) G = Gravitational Constant (6.67 * 10^-11) and M = Mass of the body. A black hole does not entirely possess an infinite density. To begin with, black holes are generally formed after the death of a star.

When does Infinity apply to a black hole?

‘Infinity’ in physics usually applies when a model breaks down, i.e. When your way of thinking about something doesn’t quite work. It’s possible that black holes can act with infinite density in some scenarios and as greater than zero volume objects in others.

### How does the singularity of a black hole work?

In a science documentary, Michio Kaku mentioned that the singularity of black holes have infinite density and infinite gravity. There is some debate on PF as to what “the singularity” means, however Kaku was almost certainly referring to a finite mass in zero volume.