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awawe t1_jdkgvaz wrote

Reply to comment by djublonskopf in Could a black hole just be a big neutron star that just has gravity so high light cant escape? by SlyusHwanus

>After about 10^(38) years,

Where does this figure come from, given that we don't yet know whether protons decay or not, let alone their half life?

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saxophysics t1_jdl559y wrote

There is a lower bound on the half-life, so I’m assuming this number is using that lower bound. The correct statement would then be after at least 10^38 years

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