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Analysis of Functions






Review of Functions

Mass

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Luminosity

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Energy

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Temperature

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Schwartzchild
Radius

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In the last two sections we derived formulas for mass, luminosity, energy, temperature and Schwarzchild Radius. Now lets look at graphs of these functions and see what those functions really tell us.


Mass vs. Time

Using this graphical representation of the function we can see that the function tells us that the blackhole loses mass through Hawking Radiation increasingly as time approaches the evaporation time (ie t=0).

Luminosity vs Time

The luminosity of the blackhole is very faint during its infancy. But as t approaches zero the blackhole's luminosity through Hawking Radiation increases greatly. Also we can note that the luminosity of the blackhole near the end of its existance is infinite. However, the luminosity is only infinite for a very small period of time because of the growth of this function.

Energy vs Time

The energy released by a blackhole interestingly decreases as it approaches the final evaporation point. This probably has to do with the fact that the blackhole loses mass and since it has a smaller radius due to smaller mass it does not have as great of a surface area to release as much energy as it did in its earlier existance.

Temperature vs Time

The temperature of a blackhole increases as it becomes older. The temperature also increases greatly as the blackhole ages. Since the temperature seems to flatten out considerably when it is very young it almost appears as if the temperature will never reach "ordinary" temperatures because of the Hawking Radiation.

Schwartzchild Radius vs Time

Just like the mass (which makes sense because of the close relationship between the two) the Schwarzchild Radius of the blackhole decreases as it approaches evaporation (t=0). Also the decrease in radius increases as the blackhole becomes closer to the ending of its existance.






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