Do Black Holes Emit Nuclear Particles Like Electrons and Protons?

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The discussion revolves around whether black holes emit nuclear particles such as electrons and protons, particularly in the context of processes occurring in and around the accretion disk and jets associated with black holes. Participants explore theoretical models and observational evidence related to particle emissions from black holes.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest that high-energy photons are emitted from the accretion disk of black holes, questioning whether nuclear particles like electrons and protons are also emitted.
  • Others explain that current models include collimated jets that may contain ions ejected at high velocities from the vicinity of the black hole, indicating a complex interaction between the accretion disk and surrounding matter.
  • One participant mentions that electrons may drain energy from ions due to collisionless plasma microinstabilities, affecting the dynamics of the accretion disk.
  • There is a suggestion that considerable differences exist between models regarding the physics of the torus, disk, and jets, along with observational variations in nature.
  • Another participant raises a point about the nature of black holes, arguing that particles do not emerge from them and questioning the terminology used to describe the behavior of matter around black holes.
  • Concerns are expressed about the coherence of some contributions, with a call for clearer communication regarding complex concepts related to black holes.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on whether black holes emit nuclear particles, and there are multiple competing views regarding the mechanisms and terminology used to describe the phenomena associated with black holes.

Contextual Notes

Participants express uncertainty about the definitions and concepts related to black holes, particularly regarding the emission of particles and the behavior of matter in extreme gravitational fields. There are also indications of varying levels of understanding among participants, which may affect the clarity of the discussion.

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high energy photons are emitted from accretion disc of black hole...are nuclear particles like electrons,protons also emitted in this process? are there any observation of particles emitted?
 
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Well, current models typically contain such elements as collimated jets "fed" by an accretion disk which is "fed" by a torus of surrounding matter (perhaps drawn off a companion); see http://chandra.harvard.edu/resources/illustrations/agn/agn_ill_6.html from the Chandra team (Astronomy, Harvard). I am not sure what you mean by "emitted by", but as I understand, collimated jets would probably contain ions ejected at high velocity from the vicinity of the hole.

For example, this paper assumes that electrons
drain energy from the ions as a result of collisionless plasma microinstabilities [in a surrounding region, I think]. Consequently, the accreting gas collapses to form a geometrically thin disk at small radii and is able to cool before reaching the black hole. The accretion disk is not a standard disk, however, because the radial disk structure is modified by a magnetic torque which drives a jet and which is primarily responsible for angular momentum transport.
There are considerable differences between these models concerning the detailed physics in the various regions (torus, disk, jets), and also observational evidence of considerable variation in Nature. See also this, this, this, this, and this, for example. Accounting properly for all the energy and momentum is a major issue.
 
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Chris Hillman said:
Well, current models typically contain such elements as collimated jets "fed" by an accretion disk which is "fed" by a torus of surrounding matter (perhaps drawn off a companion); see http://chandra.harvard.edu/resources/illustrations/agn/agn_ill_6.html from the Chandra team (Astronomy, Harvard). I am not sure what you mean by "emitted by", but as I understand, collimated jets would probably contain ions ejected at high velocity from the vicinity of the hole.

For example, this paper assumes that electrons

There are considerable differences between these models concerning the detailed physics in the various regions (torus, disk, jets), and also observational evidence of considerable variation in Nature. See also this, this, this, this, and this, for example. Accounting properly for all the energy and momentum is a major issue.

Thank you...
 
if a particle was emited it would not be from the back because black holes don't have an end. but the stuff that they don't eat comes out in long arms out the side but even for the amount of time that rhe particles spend in the black hole, could thay have been worped by the radiation and the verge of nothing on the other side?
 
athrax, were you previously spideyinspace?

Unfortunately, your post is incoherent so I don't think we'll be able to provide useful feedback except to correct misstatements like this:

athrax said:
but the stuff that they don't eat comes out in long arms out the side but even for the amount of time that rhe particles spend in the black hole,

Arms? Side? I haven't seen such terms used to discuss black holes so I don't know what you are referring to. (Is it possible that English is not your first language? If so, we can try to make allowances for that, and if you tell us your native language, we might even be able to better guess what English word you intended.)

Particles don't spend time in the black hole and then emerge, at least not according to classical gtr, at least not in the most plausible models of real black holes.

(I have recently discussed some caveats in other posts.)

athrax said:
could thay have been worped by the radiation and the verge of nothing on the other side?

Warped by radiation? If you are using standard terms in standard manner, no-one said that anything like that happens!

It sounds like you might have just gotten your first exposure to some popular physics writing--- if it was in New Scientist or some website, it might have been bad popular physics writing. At PF we can and do try to make allowances for the fact that when you don't understand T it can be hard to formulate a coherent question about T; in such cases, it can help to say "I am a high school student who has taken no physics and just read article A in magazine M, which said S, which I don't understand".
 
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