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Could hadron collider devour the Earth?

physorg.com — Particle colliders creating black holes that could devour the Earth. Sounds like a great Hollywood script. But, according to UC Santa Barbara Physics Professor Steve Giddings, it's pure fiction.

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  • TheStrongForce, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1The biggest importance of this news article is that it is the first Peer Reviewed Article about the destructive capabilities of the LHC. The article will be published in the Physical Review D which is a great journal.

    If anyone wants the full article you can find it here:

    http://lsag.web.cern.ch/lsag/CERN-PH-TH_2008-025.p ...

    Its 50 pages, has a bit of math, but is a very complete summary of how three physical law safeguards will have to fail in order for black holes to form. Just skip to the conclusion.

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