An accretion disk around a black hole consists of particles in approximately circular orbits about a central
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An accretion disk around a black hole consists of particles in approximately circular orbits about a central mass. The solar system is made up of planets made of particles in orbit about a central mass. The planets in the solar system have been orbiting stably for billion of years, whereas gas in a black hole accretion disk spirals toward the black hole. Explain why there is this difference in behavior.
Please explain reasoning and draw diagrams if possible.
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University Physics with Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0321696861
13th edition
Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford
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