According to the model in which active galactic nuclei are powered by supermassive black holes, the high luminosity of an active galactic nucleus primarily consists of ______.

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According to the model in which active galactic nuclei are powered by supermassive black holes, the high luminosity of an active galactic nucleus primarily consists of ______. – Q/A (Question and Answer)

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light emitted by hot gas in an accretion disk that swirls around the black hole

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