Chapter 1: Understanding the Large Hadron Collider

What would happen if the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) were to generate a black hole capable of consuming the Earth? The LHC stands as the world's most potent accelerator for elementary particles.

This facility enables protons to collide at nearly the speed of light.

It boasts a peak energy capacity of 13 TeV for the creation of new particles. However, this energy level is insufficient to produce a black hole that could be detected in time.

Black holes lose mass by emitting energy, known as Hawking radiation. The rate of this evaporation correlates with the black hole's mass — smaller black holes dissipate more quickly.

A black hole formed with 13 TeV of energy would disintegrate in approximately 10^-83 seconds. To put this in perspective, this duration is far shorter than the time frame we can measure.

Nevertheless, if additional spatial dimensions exist, a black hole formed at the LHC might remain for up to 10^-23 seconds. In such a case, we might detect evidence of its existence, but there would be no means to prevent its rapid evaporation.

Now, let’s entertain a hypothetical scenario: suppose a tiny black hole generated by the LHC remains stable and does not evaporate through Hawking radiation. What implications would this have?

The reassuring news is that even if this were the case, there is no cause for alarm. Such a black hole would only absorb matter at a rate of 1.1 × 10^-25 grams per second.

At this absorption rate, it would take approximately 3 trillion years for the black hole to consume just one kilogram of matter. Thus, even if the LHC could produce stable black holes, they would pose no threat to Earth, neither in the near future nor in the distant future.

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Chapter 2: Theoretical Implications of Black Holes at the LHC

The first video titled "What If a Black Hole Opened at CERN?" explores the hypothetical scenarios surrounding black hole formation at the LHC and its potential consequences.

The second video, "Can CERN Particle Accelerator Destroy Earth By Making a Black Hole?" delves into concerns regarding the LHC's ability to create black holes and their implications for our planet.