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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

And what we can see is emission from material swirling roundthe black hole and it's in...

And what we can see is emission from material swirling round
the black hole and it's in what we call
an accretion disk

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And what we can see is emission
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from material swirling round the black hole
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and it's in what we call an accretion disk.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:13
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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In this mind-bending series, Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from tiny atoms to gigantic, interconnected galaxies.
S01 • E01 So how did Hodgkin then go to the full 3D structure? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
So how did Hodgkin then go to the full 3D structure?
S01 • E02 An analogy for the accretion disk of a black hole - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
An analogy for the accretion disk of a black hole
S01 • E01 What you want to do is take a number of slices, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
What you want to do is take a number of slices,
S01 • E02 As water goes down the plughole, much of it swirls around the rim. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
As water goes down the plughole, much of it swirls around th...
S01 • E02 In supermassive black holes, some matter is swallowed, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
In supermassive black holes, some matter is swallowed,
S01 • E01 So, you can see, what we've got here is a stack of Perspex sheets - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
So, you can see, what we've got here is a stack of Pers...
S01 • E02 The result is an astonishing build-up of heat caused by friction. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
The result is an astonishing build-up of heat caused by fric...
S01 • E01 And on each sheet, you've got the contour lines drawn, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
And on each sheet, you've got the contour lines drawn,
S01 • E01 And if you're looking down from the top, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
And if you're looking down from the top,
S01 • E02 All of the emissions from that accretion disk, which include jets, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
All of the emissions from that accretion disk, which include...
S01 • E01 This is the structure of penicillin - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
This is the structure of penicillin
S01 • E02 We're now pretty sure this is the answer - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
We're now pretty sure this is the answer
S01 • E01 These are the carbon atoms, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
These are the carbon atoms,
S01 • E02 They're coming from the supermassive black holes - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
They're coming from the supermassive black holes
S01 • E01 Oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
Oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur.
S01 • E01 But it's this section here - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
But it's this section here
S01 • E02 Andrew believes these black holes have had a fundamental role - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Andrew believes these black holes have had a fundamental rol...
S01 • E01 It's called a beta-lactam ring - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
It's called a beta-lactam ring
S01 • E02 The jets of high energy particles and radiation - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
The jets of high energy particles and radiation
S01 • E01 It binds to a part of the cell wall of most bacteria, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
It binds to a part of the cell wall of most bacteria,