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Yes, a mini black hole could potentially be used as an energy source, although it would be extremely difficult to position and manage. Professor Stephen Hawking pointed out once that a black hole the mass of a mountain would give off x-rays and gamma rays at a rate of about ten million megawatts, enough to power the Earth's electricity needs. Another system called the Penrose process could exploit energy of the angular momentum of the black hole to do work on infalling matter by accelerating it which could then be harnessed as a power source - eventually causing the black hole to lose mass and rotational inertia, and harvesting about a fifth of the black hole's mass as energy. Other theoretical propositions exist which could harness Hawking radiation near the event horizon; or exploiting the energy of waste matter by collecting it at the polar relativistic jets; or harnessing a charged black hole through current induction, or various other methods.
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What is the power source of a quasar?
The power source of a quasar is a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy. As material falls into the black hole, it forms an accretion disk that releases immense amounts of energy, generating the intense radiation emitted by quasars.
What is our black hole called?
The supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy may not have a formal name yet, but takes its identification from a powerful radio source "Sagittarius A*" (where the asterisk is part of the name). Because of the discovery of this energy source it's commonly believed a black hole must be located there, powering the emissions perhaps because of the black hole's accretion disk or relativistic jets.
Can energy escape thorght a black hole?
Yes, energy can escape from a black hole through Hawking radiation, which is a process where black holes emit radiation and lose mass over time. However, the escape of energy through Hawking radiation is very slow and weak in comparison to the massive gravitational pull of the black hole.
What is a good black hole candidate?
A good black hole candidate is typically a region in space where high-energy astrophysical phenomena are observed, such as X-ray emissions or gravitational lensing effects, without a visible source of light. This can indicate the presence of a compact and extremely massive object that is likely a black hole.
Why can gamma rays exit a black hole although light can't?
Strictly speaking, gamma rays don't exit a black hole; they are electromagnetic radiation just like visible light - although they carry a higher energy - and neither light nor matter can exit a black hole. However, a black hole can cause gamma radiation to be created near it - for example, by processes at quasars or active galactic nuclei, which, powered by a supermassive black hole, can generate immensely powerful jets or beams which can accelerate particles to relativistic speeds, boost lower energy photons, and generate powerful x-rays and gamma rays. Another possible source of gamma rays is the so-called black hole evaporation, through which a black hole could potentially lose its mass and end its life with an explosive gamma burst.
Can a black hole be an efficient energy source?
Not really because the intense gravity field prevents most of the energy escaping.
Could black holes be used as an energy source?
In principle, yes - a black hole emits LOTS of radiation when matter falls into it. In fact, quite a bit more, per kilogram, than the energy released in nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.
What is the power source of a quasar?
The power source of a quasar is a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy. As material falls into the black hole, it forms an accretion disk that releases immense amounts of energy, generating the intense radiation emitted by quasars.
What is our black hole called?
The supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy may not have a formal name yet, but takes its identification from a powerful radio source "Sagittarius A*" (where the asterisk is part of the name). Because of the discovery of this energy source it's commonly believed a black hole must be located there, powering the emissions perhaps because of the black hole's accretion disk or relativistic jets.
Is there electricity in a black hole?
No. The only thing "in" a black hole is pure gravitational energy.
What form of enegry come from black holes?
Particles falling into a black hole release a large amount of x-rays as they do so. This is not energy from the black hole itself, but energy release that is a sign of a black hole.
Why does the sun's energy form a black hole?
The sun's energy has not formed a black hole.
Why do they call it a black hole?
A black hole sucks all the mass and energy which passes it, even light. So it's called black hole.
Why they call it a black hole?
A black hole sucks all the mass and energy which passes it, even light. So it's called black hole.
What does black hole does with the energy which it absorbs?
It converts it into gravitational energy.
When is a black hole created?
When a star of sufficient mass stops producing energy, it will collapse into a black hole.
What becomes of energy when it is sucked up into a black hole?
Such energy has a mass equivalent (m = e/c2). Any such mass falling into the balck hole will increase the mass of the black hole.
