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Originally Posted by Nesti
If the Black Hole's mass can be predicted, then the gravitational field can also be known. If the Field is known, then the Tidal Forces should be able to be approximated.
For any given Black Hole, I'm sure that there would be an estimate of whether its Tidal Forces were sufficiently strong enough to overcome the Weak Nuclear Force, perhaps even the Strong Nuclear Force. Also, whether the rapid convergence of matter, and subsequent collisions attributed to the convergence, could/would trigger a nuclear fission/fusion processes?
Is there perhaps several different type of radii; one which triggers fusion events, one which triggers fission, and ultimately one in which the Tidal Forces overcomes the different atomic forces...couldn't Black Holes have different types of event layers?
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We can only consider the case of what happens ouside the horizon. Tidal forces become infinitely large at the singularity, but anything that occurs inside the horizon is pure speculation and cannot be observed.
At and near the event horizon, the tidal force on an object is a function of the radial length of the object and the mass of the BH. The smaller the length, the smaller the tidal force. This is because part of the object closer to the BH singularity will be subjected to a stronger gravitation force compared to part of the object furthest away. The tidal force is the difference between the forces. The smaller the mass of the BH the
larger the tidal force. This is due to the event horizon being closer to the singularity.
When refering to strong and weak forces, objects can be no larger than atomic nuclei in which case the tidal forces are so small they will not be able to overcome the weak and strong forces, irrespective of the mass of the BH.
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Steven