Exploring Degenerate Black Holes at Planck Scales: A Speculative Framework

This article explores the conceptual framework of a “Degenerate Black Hole” (DBH)—a speculative Planck-scale state where the classical distinction between the event horizon and an interior high-curvature region is hypothesized to break down. Building on the well-established heuristic comparison between the Schwarzschild radius and the Compton wavelength, this work provides a pedagogical synthesis illustrating how quantum uncertainty motivates a theoretical lower mass limit for black holes. We describe the geometry of this hypothetical unified quantum core using the Planck length (lP ) as an assumed minimum effective radius (Rmin), exploring its modeled thermodynamic properties, mass, and minimal entropy. Finally, we discuss speculative implications for singularity resolution, the possibility of stable quantum remnants versus rapid evaporation, and qualitative connections to broader quantum gravity models.