Robustness of the Blandford-Znajek mechanism

Understand

The Blandford-Znajek mechanism has long been regarded as a key ingredient in models attempting to explain powerful jets in AGNs, quasars, blazzars etc.

• In such mechanism, energy is extracted from a rotating black hole and dissipated at a load at far distances.
• In the current work we examine the behaviour of the BZ mechanism with respect to different boundary conditions, revealing the mechanism robustness upon variation of these conditions.
• Consequently, this work closes a gap in our understanding of this important scenario.