%0 Journal Article
%A Álvarez Domínguez, Álvaro
%A Garay Elizondo, Luis Javier
%A Martín Martínez, Eduardo
%A Polo Gómez, José
%T No black holes from light
%D 2024
%@ 0031-9007
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115243
%X We show that it is not possible to concentrate enough light to precipitate the formation of an event horizon. We argue that the dissipative quantum effects coming from the self-interaction of light (such as vacuum polarization) are enough to prevent any meaningful buildup of energy that could create a black hole in any realistic scenario.
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