Quatum Mechanics Explains Black Hole Jets

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I just had general question about weather or not QM forces a limit on the minimum volume of a BH as well as explains the jets emitted by BH's. It seems obvious that QM would limit the minimum volumn of a BH based on Heisenbergs uncertainty principal. If the volumn were unbounded and could approach zero (singularity), then the uncertainty in momentum would be infinite. Special relativity limits the velocity of mass to less than c, thus the uncertainty in momentum is bounded (since BH's can't create mass or energy), and so is the minimum volume. As for the jets, Heisenbergs Uncertainty Principle would seem to explain why these jets exist - extrememly confined volume and a large uncertainty in momentum. Does anyone have any papers or articles they could refer me to regarding any limitations QM places on Black holes?
 
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Unfortunately, there is no one simple answer to your question as the behavior of black holes is still an area of active research and there is still much we do not know about them. However, some research has been done on the relationship between quantum mechanics and black holes, such as the papers by Susskind and 't Hooft, which you can find via a simple Google search. These papers discuss the implications of the uncertainty principle for black holes. Additionally, Hawking radiation is thought to be related to quantum effects near black holes, so further research in this area may provide insight into the jets emitted by black holes.
 
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