English Explanatory Dictionary

BZ black hole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rotating black hole that extracts energy from its rotation and magnetic fields to emit a jet of particles and radiation.

Word forms

BZ black hole BZ black holes

Etymology

An initialism of Roger Blandford and Roman Znajek, theoretical astrophysicists.

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