Questions tagged [supermassive-black-hole]
Questions regarding the most massive examples of black holes that typically reside at the centers of galaxies.
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What would happen if a star went supernova inside a supermassive black hole?
A black hole swallows a star.
The star remains intact.
Then goes supernova.
What would happen to the star?
Could we detect this event?
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How did they make a video of the center of the galaxy, and what is it exaclty that's flashing there?
The ESA video ESOcast 173: First Successful Test of Einstein’s General Relativity Near Supermassive Black Hole includes a clip of images of stars at the center of our galaxy orbiting around SgrA*, a ...
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Black hole, escape velocity, going up?
I do know nothing can escape a black hole, and I understand popsci explanation of geodesics of space-time around and inside the event horizon.
I however have some trouble with following thought ...
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How to convert factors of time dilation into something relatable? [duplicate]
On this post,
Time according to the gravity of Sagittarius A?
They found the factor of time on the varying distances from the SMBH, I am curious on how to turn those factors into relatable terms ...
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What is it exactly about these flares of infrared light from Sgr A* that “confirms” it is a supermassive black hole?
CNET.com's SCI-TECH
Scientists confirm a 'supermassive black hole' at the heart of our galaxy
It's "mind-boggling", they say.
This links to Astronomy.com's Scientists finally confirm the Milky Way ...
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What defines the plane of an accretion disk around a black hole?
This may be a noob question, your patience is appreciated.
The question Do we know at which angle the Event Horizon Telescope will look at the accretion disk of Sagittarius A*? about just how close ...
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Do we know at which angle the Event Horizon Telescope will look at the accretion disk of Sagittarius A*?
Do we know at which angle the Event Horizon Telescope will look at the accretion disk of Sagittarius A*? Additionally, would it matter if we are exactly in the plane with the accretion disk, i.e. ...
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Can a black hole be torn apart by SMBHs?
Suppose two SMBHs (supermassive black holes) are brought close (e.g. during a galactic merger).
Suppose that a "normal" black hole drifts into the space between the SMBHs.
Could the gravitational pull ...
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Why smaller black holes are considered to be more dangerous than bigger black holes?
More massive the body is more is the gravity.Still often smaller black holes are considered to be very dangerous than the bigger ones,why?
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What will happen to the shape of a galaxy when a super massive black hole lying in its center dies(evaporates out)?
What's at the Center of the Milky Way?
In this article it is said that a supermassive black hole lies in the center of milky way galaxy.
At its center, surrounded by 200-400 billion stars and ...
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Why black holes are extremely cold?
"The most massive black holes in the Universe, the supermassive black
holes with millions of times the math [sic] of the Sun will have a
temperature of 1.4 x $10^{-14}$ Kelvin. That's low. Almost ...
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Black holes the project stuff out of them? [duplicate]
I was wondering how can a black hole regurgitate anything from it. I have seen pictures or illustrations of a black hole having two point of stuff coming out. I always thought of a black hole ...
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If a black hole has a mass of a universe what will be the volume of it?
Will it suck the entire universe in? What will the black hole look like to us, assuming we do not immediately get sucked in?
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Why is frequency different for gravitational waves coming from SMBHs vs small compact binaries?
Why do gravitational waves emitted by supermassive black holes binaries have low-frequency range (~10$^{-9}$ - 10$^{-2}$ Hz) than those emitted by stellar mass compact binaries (~10$^{-4}$ - 10$^2$ ...
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Singularity at the time of origins
According to the big Bang Theory, the universe have started from a point and it describes how the universe expanded from a very high-density and high-temperature state.The initial singularity was a ...
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Gravitational eddies across the galaxy?
I read about natural gravitational eddies that travel in a wave that black holes have. They also have a strong magnetic field. Does those eddies follow magnetic field lines of the rotating black hole? ...
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Is it possible that quasars are not powered by black holes but some other kind of compact, massive object?
AFAIK, objects in the universe thought to be black holes show evidence of radiatively inefficient accretion flow. But is this the case with Quasars? If not, is there a possibility that the core of a ...
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Black holes and super massive black holes [duplicate]
What is the difference between a black hole and a super massive black hole?
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Why is Sagittarius A* called so?
At the center of the Milky Way, we have a supermassive black hole. It's name is "Sagittarius A*". I was wondering that why is it called so? I mean, why "A*" why not just "A". Is there a naming system ...
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Black holes at the center of galaxies
At the center of massive galaxies there is a huge and massive black hole that radiates gamma rays. So at the center of the Milky Way there is also a huge and massive black hole and it also radiates ...
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How does dark SMBH evaporate?
I read that Dragonfly44 is a galaxy mostly consists of dark matter, and it should contain a super massive black hole too. If there really is a dark SMBH, how does it lose mass? I think there is no way ...
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Primordial supermassive black holes. How old are they?
I know that astronomers have detected supermassive black holes in the early universe. What was the age of the universe at which these black holes were detected? In other words how long is it thought ...
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What does it mean 'black holes is created when center of a very massive star collapses in upon itself'?
I read many times that black holes is created when center of a very massive star collapses in upon itself but what does it mean ? Does weight of center of massive star increase so much that itself can'...
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Star systems forming when large gravitational force is applied
As far as I'm concerned, most star systems in our galaxy are traveling in fairly circular paths around the black hole at the center.
Hypothetically, if a large gravitational force pulled star ...
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Spiralling in Galaxy evolution
Could some stars be orbiting galaxies in outward spirals instead of perfectly round circulation? Patterns of matter movement relate strongly to the galaxy centre. A special relationship between the ...
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Will biological process be disrupted under strong gravitational time dilation?
This question is raised by someone I've discussed with, after watching the movie "Interstellar", in which a clip showing Cooper and Amelia landing on Miller's planet near a super-massive blackhole and ...
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Why can't we see the supermassive black holes supposedly at the center of galaxies?
Is gravitational lensing responsible for obscuring (figuratively) the supposed supermassive black holes at the center of our own and other galaxies? By "see" I mean relative to the measuring tools we ...
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Could the big bang have created super massive black holes?
I understand that space was compressed to a single point and that during the big bang all points within that expanded away from each other at phenomenal speeds. I also have heard that during this the ...
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Looking for Galactic Data
I am doing some personal research and just and am trying to find a decent source for galactic data. Specifically I am looking for a database that includes the estimated size of the galaxy's ...
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Why do Seyfert Galaxies emit less energy than Quasars and Blazars, and how is the emitted energy measured?
When I was reading information about QSOs on a website, it said that Seyfert Galaxies emit less energy than Quasars and QSOs.
Why do Seyfert Galaxies emit less energy than quasars, and how is this ...
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Galactic Filaments and their connection to Galaxy centre
If alliptical galaxies seem to a line with their associated galactic filament and that orientation is related to connections between the mass of said galaxy and the dominating central object, which ...
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Could a super massive black hole actually be primordial black hole in disguise?
If primordial black hole do exists today could it be responsible for galaxies maybe even quasars, I mean these ancient monsters gobble up all materials in its wake and grow bigger and eventually ...
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Are there upper or lower mass limits for black holes?
Natarajan & Treister (2008) describes a practical upper limit for black hole masses at $\sim 10^{10} M_\odot$. This is all due to the black hole's interactions with nearby matter.
However, is ...
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What is the speed of gravitational waves ? [duplicate]
I read that two huge black holes collided or merged and so it created gravitational waves billion years ago , So now we are able to detect it & detected it. So what is the speed of gravitational ...
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Succinct explanation of black hole mass, diameter, shape?
I don't have any formal education in physics and I have found it hard to find a succinct and somewhat simple to comprehend explanation of what we think is the actual reality of a black hole. I'm ...
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Understanding “dex”
Hi I am trying to understand the concept of dex and how to use it in calculations. The usual definition is that it is the order of magnitude, so $10^{0.1}$ is $0.1$ dex.
I want to do a simple ...
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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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Galaxy centre X structure - could this reflect impact of black hole at galactic centre
As reported in this science article X Marks the spot Centre of Milky Way, a X shaped feature is confirmed centered on our galaxy's centre, when looking on from within the plane of the Milky Way.
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How can a supermassive black hole cause so much energy to enlighten its matter when its massive gravity prevents light to escape?
To cite the German newpaper article Astronomen beobachten erwachendes Schwarzes Loch:
Das Materie-Monster sitzt den Angaben zufolge im Herzen der 42 Millionen Lichtjahre entfernten Polarring-...
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Can one calculate the size (i.e. the radius) of our universe? [closed]
If one can estimate the mass of our universe, might one also calculate its ultimate size, (after it fully expands), based on the Schwarzschild formula for the radius of a black hole? Please note that ...
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Why is there a supermassive black hole at the center of every galaxy?
According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere_of_influence_(black_hole) the gravitational sphere of influence of a supermassive black hole is really limited compared to the size of its hosting ...
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Is our central black hole actually at the CG of the galaxy?
It seems fairly certain there is a large black hole, about 25,000 ly from Earth roughly in the center of our galaxy, in the direction of the Sag. A radio source.
• In fact, is it thought to be ...
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Does the dust around SMBH's protect habitable planets from jets?
The supermassive black hole in the Milky Way is covered by dust as seen from here. Is it common that SMBH's are covered in dust in their galactic disks? Would that dust absorb and disperse a jet from ...
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Difference in energy released in stellar mass black hole merger and supermassive black hole merger
Super massive black holes are usually millions of times more massive than stellar mass black holes. I have read on SE and over internet that 3M☉ worth of energy is released in black hole mergers (not ...
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Could we verify the structure of a black hole by observing an orbiting object?
Can we determine the physical structure of a black hole by observing its gravitational effect on objects in orbit? There are three possibilities that I see, and would like to test:
Singularity at ...
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How does an absolute horizon form before the apparent horizon?
If I understand it correctly, the apparent horizon is the boundary between where light directed outwards will move outwards, and light directed outwards will move inwards. Even if light is moving away ...
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Can there be life in black hole? [closed]
Can there be life inside a black hole is it possible that we are living inside a massive black hole right now?
This is because i see no reason why we cant be inside a super massive black hole the only ...
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What conditions would lead to this event around the black hole in the Pictor A galaxy?
This is a picture of a jet of particles exiting the supermassive black hole in the center of Pictor A galaxy at nearly the speed of light. Source
This event is supposedly created from a black hole of ...
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How does an accreting black hole acquire magnetic fields?
There is actually a similar question on this site: Can magnetism escape a black hole?, however the answers do not focus on accretion, which is my main concern, so I start a new one.
In Kip Thorne's ...
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Black holes and time relation
Why Is it said that if someone is being sucked inside a black hole then he/she may see that time is running slowly?
