atw: Re: OT: Astrophysical flim-flammery



On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:38:42 +1000,  hedley.finger@xxxxxxxx
wrote:
> Hawking (what a great present participle!) has indeed
> shown that energy is emitted by black holes but
> probably not within the spectrum visible to Peter
> Martin.  In fact pulsars are thought to be black holes
> that emit radiation from their poles.  Just don't get
> me started on quasars, pizzars, and qantars ...
>

I believe it's known as thermal radiation.

Goes to prove my point.  

Everyone knows that more heat comes out of meetings than 
light.

Which is approximately where this started. 

And an approximation will do,  given that quantum effects 
are probabilities, not certainties.

And black holes are approximately black,  but warm.
:-)

Mind you, Hawking could have had a big bias.   He had a bet 
riding on a crucial issue or two here, and had to make good 
somehow!

--Peter M

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