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> which equates to 100,000 AU, or about 1.5 light years across. This comment disputes the assumption that the quasar objects are only solar system sized as des
by oldandtired 8y ago
> which equates to 100,000 AU, or about 1.5 light years across.
This comment disputes the assumption that the quasar objects are only solar system sized as described in the original article.
>> Basically if an object is changing brightness, it can’t do that at a rate faster than the time it takes one side of the object to know what the other side is doing.
However, even this portion of the comment referenced is making an assumption that there has to be communication between the two sides. There is no requirement for such to actually occur, particularly if the effect is initiated at the central point and effects propagate outward. So if the assumption that quasars are black holes with accretion disks is incorrect, then the assumptions underlying the referenced comment can be completely irrelevant.