Patterns of Light Emitted From Accretion Disks Vary Depending on Supermassive Black Hole Mass - SciTechDaily 16-Aug-2021

Patterns of Light Emitted From Accretion Disks Vary Depending on Supermassive Black Hole Mass - SciTechDaily

The flickering light emitted by astrophysical accretion disks can reveal the mass of the supermassive black hole (SMBH) at their center, according to a new study. The findings provide a novel method for characterizing the masses of SMBHs using optical observa…

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