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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instanceOf astrophysical process
theoretical mechanism
alsoKnownAs Blandford–Znajek process
surface form: Blandford–Znajek mechanism
appliesTo Kerr metric
surface form: Kerr black holes

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–Znajek process self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 for energy extraction
surface form: 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–Znajek process self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Blandford and Znajek 1977 MNRAS paper
Blandford–Znajek process alsoKnownAs Blandford–Znajek process
this entity surface form: Blandford–Znajek mechanism