Can the Event Horizons of two Black Holes Overlap?
Most recent answer: 09/15/2015
Q:
Can the event horizons of two black holes overlap? That is, Can matter be inescapably captured by two different black holes? Thanks.
- John (age 65)
Louisville, KY, US
- John (age 65)
Louisville, KY, US
A:
Hello John,
If two black hole get that close to each other, they will simply coalesce and form single massive black hole with a larger event horizon.
Here is a recent article from the New York Times about black hole - black hole collisions that might interest you
LeeH
(published on 09/15/2015)