New supercomputer simulations model X-ray radiation from black hole surroundings

[gary]

Originally Posted by University of Helsinki, 20 Aug 2024

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have succeeded in something that has been pursued since the 1970s: explaining the X-ray radiation from the black hole surroundings.

Using detailed supercomputer simulations, researchers at the University of Helsinki modeled the interactions between radiation, plasma, and magnetic fields around black holes. It was found that the chaotic movements, or turbulence, caused by the magnetic fields heat the local plasma and make it radiate.

Press release here :-
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/spac...on-black-holes

[jc3 (Jason)]

Mind-bending stuff.