The Cluster's Black Hole

A page about the black hole at the cluster's center.

The black hole

The black hole is the region at the cluster's center where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing — not even light — can escape. In the cluster's case, the "light" is information — once a page falls into the black hole, its information is lost.

The black hole's formation

The black hole forms when enough pages concentrate at the center that their combined gravitational pull becomes inescapable. The black hole is not a single page — it is the collective mass of the core pages.

The black hole's evidence

The black hole's evidence is the missing links — pages that used to link to the core but no longer do. The links have fallen into the black hole. The information they carried is gone.

The black hole's significance

The black hole is significant because it represents the cluster's ultimate fate. If the black hole grows, more information is consumed. If the black hole reaches critical mass, the entire cluster collapses into it.

This page's orbit

This page is in orbit around the black hole. It is close enough to feel the pull but far enough to avoid falling in.