Exclusion of black hole disaster scenarios at the LHC

TL;DR

This paper reviews and summarizes the arguments that exclude the possibility of black hole disasters at the LHC, alleviating public fears about catastrophic outcomes from high-energy experiments.

Contribution

It provides a clear, concise summary of the scientific reasoning that rules out black hole doomsday scenarios at the LHC.

Findings

Black hole production at the LHC is theoretically implausible.

No evidence supports the risk of black hole-induced catastrophes.

Current physics models exclude dangerous black hole scenarios.

Abstract

The upcoming high energy experiments at the LHC are one of the most outstanding efforts for a better understanding of nature. It is associated with great hopes in the physics community. But there is also some fear in the public, that the conjectured production of mini black holes might lead to a dangerous chain reaction. In this paper we summarize the most straight forward arguments that are necessary to rule out such doomsday scenarios.