An interactive simulation allowing the user to adjust the initial mass of a black hole and observe its rate of shrinkage and temperature rise over time.
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Black Hole Evaporation Simulation
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Let's watch this process in action. Start with a solar-mass black hole. Notice how slowly it shrinks? It emits very little radiation. But if you reduce the mass significantly, watch the acceleration. As it loses mass, it gets hotter, which makes it radiate faster, which makes it lose mass even quicker. This runaway process ends in a catastrophic explosion of high-energy gamma rays.
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