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What is the mechanism through which mass is converted to thermal energy in the accretion disc of a black hole?
In the book The Cosmic Perspective, it is stated that as matter is falling into a supermassive black hole, up to $40\%$ of its mass are converted to thermal energy, making the accretion of matter ...
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How to convert the observed magnitude of a Quasar to it's bolometric luminosity?
How can I convert the observed magnitude to Bolometric Luminosity? I know the relation for the star but should it be same for a Quasar? Basically I want to convert the X-axis of this plot to ...
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Accretion discs emitting jets [duplicate]
When there are accretion discs jets of particles or radiations will be emitted in the direction parallel to the rotational axis.
My beginner level astronomy textbook just says that it is due to ...
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