Unveiling the Astonishing Feeding Habits of Black Holes

A 3D model of a black hole's feeding pattern suggests that twists in spacetime caused by the black hole's rotation could explain the erratic behavior of quasars known as "changing-look" quasars. The model shows that the accretion disc surrounding the black hole can split into inner and outer sub-discs due to frame-dragging, causing collisions and shocks that feed matter into the black hole at a faster rate. This process could potentially explain why quasars can switch their radiation on and off within short periods of time, challenging previous assumptions about accretion disk behavior.