schweinskopf@feddit.it to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDoes fusion occur in a black hole accretion disk? If so, what elements are created?message-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up141
arrow-up141message-squareDoes fusion occur in a black hole accretion disk? If so, what elements are created?schweinskopf@feddit.it to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareCountVon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoThis post on physics.stackexchange.com claims that hot accretion disks can reach 1012 K, hot enough for fusion to occur but not at rates that would make fusion a significant source of radiation from the disk.
This post on physics.stackexchange.com claims that hot accretion disks can reach 1012 K, hot enough for fusion to occur but not at rates that would make fusion a significant source of radiation from the disk.