57 min
The galactic center
Astrophysics, Astronomy and seminar by Régis Terrier, APC
Hosted by Collège de France
Monday 17:45 Paris (GMT+1)
Recording available
Amphithéâtre Marguerite-de-Navarre, Site Marcelin-Berthelot
Recording
Abstract
The Milky Way's centre contains a supermassive black hole of roughly four million solar masses whose activity is comparatively weak. This seminar discusses its small radio jet and the infrared and X-ray flares that provide information about rotation in the surrounding accretion flow.