Shouldn't All Black Holes Have EM Wave Halos?

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The discussion centers on the existence of electromagnetic (EM) wave halos around black holes, particularly when a star falls into one. It posits that radiation emitted perpendicular to the black hole should form a halo, and questions whether the bending of light due to gravity is consistent across all EM wave frequencies. The black hole at the center of our galaxy is highlighted, with an expected halo size of 55 microarcseconds. Ongoing efforts using radio telescopes aim to capture an image of this black hole within the next decade, which could provide significant insights.

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Shouldn't there be halo of EM waves around all the black holes?

When a star falls into a black hole, there has to be some radiation perpendicular to the black hole, which is at some point at the right distance to form a halo.

Is the amount of bending of light due to gravity same for all EM waves, regardless of frequency? If not, there should be multiple halo for each of the EM waves.

I understand we wouldn't be able to observe a perfect halo either.
 
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jobyts said:
Shouldn't there be halo of EM waves around all the black holes?

When a star falls into a black hole, there has to be some radiation perpendicular to the black hole, which is at some point at the right distance to form a halo.

Does the amount of bending of light same for all EM waves, regardless of frequency? If not, there should be multiple halo for each of the EM waves.

I understand we wouldn't be able to observe a perfect halo either.

The problem is the very small size of the halo. For example, the halo around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy should appear to us as 55 microarcseconds across. There is an ongoing effort to use radio telescopes to image this black hole, and there should be an image seen within the next decade. The image has the potential to give us a lot of information. Very exciting!
 

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