PIRSA:14100007

Spinning Black Holes and the Membrane Paradigm

Penna, R. (2014). Spinning Black Holes and the Membrane Paradigm. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/14100007

Penna, Robert. Spinning Black Holes and the Membrane Paradigm. Perimeter Institute, Oct. 16, 2014, https://pirsa.org/14100007 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:14100007,
            doi = {10.48660/14100007},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/14100007},
            author = {Penna, Robert},
            keywords = {Strong Gravity},
            language = {en},
            title = {Spinning Black Holes and the Membrane Paradigm},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2014},
            month = {oct},
            note = {PIRSA:14100007 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Robert Penna Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

DOI 10.48660/14100007
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

There are about nine astrophysical black holes with measurements of the black hole's spin via the continuum fitting method. Several of these black holes drive powerful jets, which appear to extract the black hole's rotational energy. I will discuss the theory behind these observations, with a particular focus on the black hole membrane paradigm. The membrane paradigm is useful on a practical level for understanding black hole jets. However, it may also be related to fundamental physics through holography and AdS/CFT. This suggests new opportunities for interactions between fundamental physics and astrophysics.