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Listener Questions 45: Gravity and Black holes

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Understanding Black Hole's Magnetic Fields

This chapter discusses the presence and origin of magnetic fields in black holes and the challenges in understanding them. It explores theories of quantum gravity, the role of the accretion disk in generating magnetic fields, and the relationship between the black hole's charge and spin. The chapter also explains how information about the black hole's mass, charge, and spin can be obtained despite nothing escaping the event horizon.

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