Using MATH… (and a little bit of programming)!

Our team researched the different mathematical calculations to identify the properties of a black hole. We were mainly interested in looking at the temperature, power, evaporation time and its Schwarzschild radius. The formulas for each of these properties involved many different constants, the most familiar one being the gravitational constant, G (6.67 x 10-11). One variable that was common in all of them was mass. From this point, we were able to create a computer program that would calculate these values for us with the user input of a mass. From research, we found that humans worldwide consume a total of 5.6 x 1020 J of energy annually. As our computer program calculated power and time, we also implemented the “Energy” variable. This would be calculated by product of the power and time. Using our very nicely crafted computer program, we were able to calculate that a black hole of approximately 18 555 kg would be required to supply that amount of energy.

#Mohammed