Phrases with «hole accretion»

"Hole accretion" refers to the process in which matter is pulled in and added to a black hole. It occurs when gravity is incredibly strong due to the massive size of the black hole, causing surrounding material to be drawn towards it. This process can lead to the growth and enlargement of the black hole over time. Full definition

Sentences with «hole accretion»

  • The resulting disk has a series of vibrational «modes,» rather like resonances in a tuning fork, that might be excited by small disturbances — think of a planet - forming stellar disk nudged by a passing star or of a black hole accretion disk in which material is falling into the center unevenly. (scientificamerican.com)
  • But Saint Andrews's Forgan thinks Batygin's approach could be particularly useful for modeling black hole accretion disks that are warped by companion stars. (scientificamerican.com)
  • «In fact, the energy and timescale of the gamma - ray emission is a better match to some types of supernovae, or to some of the supermassive black hole accretion events that Swift has seen,» Fox said. (sciencedaily.com)
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