9–13 Feb 2026
Bologna
Europe/Rome timezone

Rinaldi Massimiliano - Black hole event horizons are cosmologically coupled

12 Feb 2026, 12:25
25m
Sala Ulisse (Bologna)

Sala Ulisse

Bologna

Palazzo Poggi, Via Zamboni 31 e 33 - Bologna

Description

We shown that an exactly static and spherically symmetric black hole event horizon cannot be embedded in a time-dependent geometry. Forcing it to do so results in a naked null singularity arising at the would-be horizon location. Therefore, black holes are expected to couple to the cosmological expansion and show a growth of their mass, which is unrelated to usual accretion mechanisms. We briefly also discuss possible observational signatures to test this result.

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