Hawking Radiation
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as an accessible and correct explanation of Hawking radiation for non-physicists.
What it is
PBS Space Time explains Stephen Hawking's prediction of Hawking radiation and how black holes can emit radiation and slowly evaporate. It goes beyond the common particle-antiparticle analogy.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2019 to 2024.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec chasd00 · 2019-08 · on “How do black holes destroy information and why is that a problem?”
man, watch the PBS YouTube channel SpaceTime. They're short, informative, and very well done. they dedicate a handful of episodes to getting you ready for Hawking radiation. [this video]
Recommends InclinedPlane · 2019-01 · on “Black Hole Evolution Traced Out with Loop Quantum Gravity”
There's lots of different ways to approach explaining the phenomenon of hawking radiation, PBS space time does a good job here: [this video] Ultimately, hawking radiation does not come from within the event horizon, so it can escape into the wider universe.
Recommends nocturnial · 2019-04 · on “The Day Feynman Worked Out Black-Hole Radiation on My Blackboard”
The particle-antiparticle explanation is just an analogy and doesn't really cover what actually happens. I thought this video from PBS Space Time explains it really well while keeping it accessible for non-physicists: [this video]
Cites platz · 2022-05 · on “Can we make a black hole? And if we could, what could we do with it?”
Your description of hawking radiation isn't quite accurate. It's a popular misconception. the actual process is not as easy to understand. see below: [this video] That said, what the OP said about "borrowing" electrons I am not sure about.
Cites shagie · 2024-08 · on “Is C99 actually Turing-complete? (2016)”
PBS Space Time - How Much Information is in the Universe? [LINK] It is a finite number and it's a big number, but still finite (and proven). [LINK] Also the playlist Understanding the Holographic Universe from PBS Space Time [this video] and Entropy Explained! [LINK]