Can a black hole be moved, i.e. can a force be applied to the singularity to alter its relative position/trajectory?

Can a black hole be moved, i.e. Can a force be applied to the singularity to alter its relative position/trajectory. If two black holes come within influencing distance of one another, does this "influence" constitute an altering force applied or is this merely an illusion caused by our perception of position/trajectory?

Asked by Bulldog7914 1 month ago Similar questions: black hole moved force applied singularity alter relative position trajectory Science > Physics.

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Sure. It's especially easy if it's charged. Even if it's uncharged, you can drag it around by gravity.

PamPerdue...Thanks for the response! :) Does the law of conservation of energy still apply? Bulldog7914 1 month ago .

Sure, the law of conservation of energy is no problem. From that standpoint, a black hole is just a big hunk of mass. As long as you're outside its Schwarzchild radius, it might as well just be a big heavy thing in there.It's only once you're inside the radius that things get weird.

There are also plenty of black holes paired with conventional stars in orbit around one another.

Black holes already move. Supermassive black holes are at the centers of galaxies. Galaxies move, hence black holes move.

And they move because they are affected by gravity. So yes, they can be moved.

Jvacar622 Thanks! Bulldog7914 1 month ago .

Well, if PamPerdue is right, seems to me that if these holes, charged or uncharged come into an "influence" zone with one another that very interesting and maybe spectacular things might happen. So let's ask her. Can you speculate on what would happen?

One charged? Both charged? Could they go into orbit around each other?

Because of there extreme mass, would it be mandatory that they would have to contact each other at horrific speed? Could they break each other apart? OK Pam, GO!

I really liked danielpauldavis' answer and told him so. But I am very interested in physics as obviously you are. Pam seems to be well informed on these things.

I hope she tells us more.

Sure. God put it there; God can put it somewhere else if He wants to. It's .

Danielpauldavis...Thanks for the response. However, I would believe that God being "God", he/she would have put everything in exactly the correct spot when he/she created it and would have no "want"/need to move it. But that question/answer/discussion is of a more philosopical/theological nature.

I was more intending my question to be a physics question. Have a good weekend! :) Bulldog7914 1 month ago .

In terms of physics, I do not think sufficient energy exists to be focused on moving that much mass.

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