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On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:37:06 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Essentially, this is a simulated observation that demonstrates the
>> theory of Hawking radiation is sound.
>
> So, what you're saying is, Hawking used math to predict hairy black
> holes. Carusotto took the same math applied to a Bose condensate, and
> predicted you'd see the same sort of effect from it, without actually
> creating a Bose condensate in the laboratory.
>
> And this shows that black holes emit radiation?
>
> Hey, my math says I can build a Wells-type time machine. And look, they
> even made a movie of it, so that proves it would work!
<shrug> I just remembered hearing that it was beyond mere theory.
Jim
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