Black Hole Gravitohydromagnetics (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) by Brian Punsly
English | Apr. 27, 2001 | ISBN: 3540414665 | 400 Pages | DJVU | 6.54 MB
English | Apr. 27, 2001 | ISBN: 3540414665 | 400 Pages | DJVU | 6.54 MB
A new branch of physics, black hole gravitohydromagnetics (GHM) is developed from the rudiments to the frontiers of research. GHM describes plasma interactions that combine the effects of gravity and a strong magnetic field, in the vicinity (ergosphere) of a rapidly rotating black hole. This topic was created in response to the astrophysical quest to understand the central engines of radio loud extragalactic radio sources. The theory describes a "torsional tug of war" between rotating ergospheric plasma and the distant asymptotic plasma that extracts the rotational inertia of the black hole.