Cool Worlds Podcast
#7 Ramesh Narayan - Black Holes, Extreme Astrophysics, Event Horizon Telescope
Oct 20, 2023
Renowned astrophysicist Ramesh Narayan discusses black holes, their formation, and characteristics. He explores the historical journey of black holes, the role of viscosity in particle dynamics around them, the significance of magnetic fields, the formation of powerful jets, and the future of the Event Horizon Telescope. The podcast concludes with reflections on the ability to model black holes.
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- Ramesh Narayan combines magnetohydrodynamics, radiative transfer, and general relativity to model extreme environments in the universe.
- Black holes are formed when gravity becomes so strong that nothing can stop the collapse of matter, leading to the formation of an event horizon.
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Modeling Extreme Environments in the Universe
Ramesh Narayan is pushing the boundaries of modeling extreme environments in the universe, such as supermassive black holes, by combining magnetohydrodynamics, radiative transfer, and general relativity.
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