PIRSA:25030073

Snap, Crackle and Pop

Blandford, R. (2025). Snap, Crackle and Pop. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/25030073

Blandford, Roger. Snap, Crackle and Pop. Perimeter Institute, Mar. 26, 2025, https://pirsa.org/25030073 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:25030073,
            doi = {10.48660/25030073},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/25030073},
            author = {Blandford, Roger},
            keywords = {Strong Gravity},
            language = {en},
            title = {Snap, Crackle and Pop},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2025},
            month = {mar},
            note = {PIRSA:25030073 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Roger Blandford Roger Blandford

Talk numberPIRSA:25030073
DOI10.48660/25030073
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Talk Type Conference
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Abstract

An alternative interpretation of the EHT observations of M87, involving a strongly magnetized ergomagnetosphere, that expels essentially of the gas supplied at large radius as a jet-collimating MHD wind is described. In this case, the emitting regions are approximated as rapidly evolving flares or sparks. Six generic consequences, that can be sought in existing data, are described.