Called an accretion disk, this ring of matter around Sagittarius A* spewed everything from brief flickers that only last a few seconds to incredibly bright daily eruptions to even faint flickers ...
This confirms that there is turbulence in the accretion disk – the rotating gas around the black hole is not experiencing a smooth flow. It also provides new insights into the black hole ...
ABSTRACT A fundamental component of models of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is an accretion disk around a supermassive black hole. However, the nature of this accretion disk is not well understood, ...
More information: Prasun Dhang et al, Energy Extraction from a Black Hole by a Strongly Magnetized Thin Accretion Disk, The Astrophysical Journal (2025). DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ada76e ...