If the Higgs particle is responsible for mass, and it is thought that it will be found on the next CERN experiments, then the hot black hole singularity should restore Higgs symmetry and make all absorbed particles massless.

The distant observer never sees this because only the mass being absorbed into the event horizon is detected. So the black hole remains massive to the distant observer.

But it seems that all mass absorbed into the singularity should be destroyed when the energy rises above the Higgs rest mass. Yet I have never seen any statements to that effect in the literature.

Does anyone know why?

• By destroyed, do you mean... - bladesinger - December 11, 2001 - 20:54 UTC
  • Distant observer different from inside - yanniru - December 12, 2001 - 14:34 UTC
    • Hence, the importance of credentials - carefuluniverse - December 12, 2001 - 22:22 UTC
      • Philosophy and Physics meet at the Planck Scale - yanniru - December 13, 2001 - 14:24 UTC
        • Should we call Plank scale a "God" then? - alexander - December 13, 2001 - 19:05 UTC
          • Is that what you think(nt)? - yanniru - December 13, 2001 - 19:39 UTC
            • Knowledge is constantly expanding. - alexander - December 18, 2001 - 01:18 UTC
              • More wiggle room for god - yanniru - December 18, 2001 - 14:33 UTC
                • You mean, room for god has decreased considerably. - alexander - December 18, 2001 - 21:25 UTC
    • So are you saying that... - bladesinger - December 14, 2001 - 20:23 UTC
      • All that and more - yanniru - December 15, 2001 - 14:23 UTC
        • 1 TEV - bladesinger - December 16, 2001 - 00:31 UTC