Blandford–Znajek process

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The Blandford–Znajek process is a theoretical mechanism by which energy is extracted from a rotating black hole via electromagnetic fields and surrounding plasma, powering phenomena such as relativistic jets from active galactic nuclei.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astrophysical process ⓘ
theoretical mechanism ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Blandford–Znajek mechanism ⓘ
appliesTo Kerr black holes ⓘ
linked to: Kerr metric

rotating black holes ⓘ
associatedWith active galactic nuclei ⓘ
blazars ⓘ
gamma-ray bursts ⓘ
microquasars ⓘ
quasars ⓘ
radio galaxies ⓘ
basedOn electromagnetism ⓘ
force-free magnetosphere approximation ⓘ
general relativity ⓘ
describes extraction of rotational energy from a black hole ⓘ
differsFrom accretion disk thermal emission mechanisms ⓘ
energySource black hole rotational energy ⓘ
explains powering of relativistic jets from accreting black holes ⓘ
field astrophysics ⓘ
black hole physics ⓘ
plasma astrophysics ⓘ
relativistic astrophysics ⓘ
hasTheoreticalStatus widely accepted model for jet launching ⓘ
mechanism electromagnetic torque on a rotating black hole ⓘ
namedAfter Roger Blandford ⓘ
Roman Znajek ⓘ
operatesIn ergosphere region of a Kerr black hole ⓘ
magnetosphere of a rotating black hole ⓘ
originalPublication Blandford and Znajek 1977 MNRAS paper ⓘ
powerScalingDependsOn square of black hole mass ⓘ
square of black hole spin parameter ⓘ
square of magnetic field strength ⓘ
produces Poynting-flux-dominated outflows ⓘ
relativistic jets ⓘ
relatedTo Penrose process ⓘ
relevantFor high-energy emission from AGN cores ⓘ
jet collimation and acceleration ⓘ
spin evolution of supermassive black holes ⓘ
requires rotating event horizon ⓘ
strong magnetic fields ⓘ
surrounding plasma ⓘ
testedBy general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations ⓘ
usesConcept electromagnetic energy extraction ⓘ
force-free electrodynamics ⓘ
magnetic field lines threading the event horizon ⓘ
yearProposed 1977 ⓘ

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Penrose process for energy extraction → inspired → Blandford–Znajek process ⓘ
Blandford–Znajek process → originalPublication → Blandford and Znajek 1977 MNRAS paper ⓘ
linked to: Blandford–Znajek process
Blandford–Znajek process → alsoKnownAs → Blandford–Znajek mechanism ⓘ
linked to: Blandford–Znajek process
Roger Blandford → knownFor → Blandford–Znajek process ⓘ