Blandford–Znajek process
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The Blandford–Znajek process is a mechanism for the extraction of energy from a rotating black hole,[1][2] introduced by Roger Blandford and Roman Znajek in 1977.[3] This mechanism is the most preferred description of how astrophysical jets are formed around spinning supermassive black holes. This is one of the mechanisms that power quasars, or rapidly accreting supermassive black holes.[4] Generally speaking, it was demonstrated that the power output of the accretion disk is significantly larger than the power output extracted directly from the hole, through its ergosphere.[5][6] Hence, the presence (or not) of a poloidal magnetic field around the black hole is not determinant in its overall power output. It was also suggested that the mechanism plays a crucial role as a central engine for a gamma-ray burst.[7]