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   Message 16,115 of 17,516   
   Robert L. Oldershaw to SEKI   
   Re: A question about Hawking radiation   
   02 May 18 05:33:32   
   
   From: rloldershaw@amherst.edu   
      
   On Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 4:41:53 PM UTC-4, SEKI wrote:   
   > Hawking radiation postulates that particles with negative energy   
   > fall into a black hole.   
   >   
   > Einstein's gravitational equation is presented in terms of linear   
   > expression of energy-momentum tensor.   
   > So, I suppose that particles with negative energy, if actually   
   > present, are to be repelled by the black hole.   
   >   
   > Then, isn't Hawking radiation unrealistic?   
   >   
   > SEKI   
      
   Your question could be answered empirically except for one big problem.   
   In spite of the fact that the term "Hawking radiation" is bandied about   
   and hyped endlessly in the media and physics papers, it has never been   
   observed. Never.   
      
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