alokmohan: I do believe they are of similar origins, that of stardeath.<br /><br />nikshliker: The links are easy to come by, just plug in a lot of the more technical terrms I use (like hawking radiation, virtual particles, etc) into google. <br /><br />We are using quantum mechanics (which isn't entirely divorced from relativity btw). The current theory states that the virtual particles really do pop in and out of existence, there are, IIRC, several indirect proofs of this occurance and it's commonly used to explain things other than BH evaporation. I actually think virtual particles were thought up before they were applied to BH's.<br /><br />BTW, this radiation has never been observed comming from a BH (Way to faint) so it's purely theoretical at this point.<br /><br />We do understand BH physics pretty well, it's just a few details that keep nipping at our heals. Important details, sure, but that doesn't invalidate the whole picture. Its sort of like have a sculpture of a person, but you're not quite done with the face. You have a good idea of whats going on, but you don't really <i>know</i> who the person is entirely.<br /><br /><br />qazws: I am, to be best of my ability, explaining the current theories, so what I say better fit. Also, just sayiing nothing is there doesn't really make much sense. The stuff that goes in <i>is somewhere</i> and it can't leave. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p align="center"><font color="#c0c0c0"><br /></font></p><p align="center"><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">--------</font></em></font><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">--------</font></em></font><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">----</font></em></font><font color="#666699">SaiphMOD@gmail.com </font><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">-------------------</font></em></font></p><p><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">"This is my Timey Wimey Detector. Goes "bing" when there's stuff. It also fries eggs at 30 paces, wether you want it to or not actually. I've learned to stay away from hens: It's not pretty when they blow" -- </font></em></font><font size="1" color="#999999">The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>