"BZ black hole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: BZ black holes [plural]
Etymology: An initialism of Roger Blandford and Roman Znajek, theoretical astrophysicists. Head templates: {{en-noun}} BZ black hole (plural BZ black holes)
  1. (astrophysics, cosmology) A rotating black hole that extracts energy from its rotation and magnetic fields to emit a jet of particles and radiation. Categories (topical): Astrophysics, Cosmology

Inflected forms

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