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We propose a simple and unambiguous way to deduce the parameters of black holes which may reside in AGNs and some types of X-ray binaries. The black-hole mass and angular momentum are determined in physical units. The method is applicable…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 O. Semerak , F. de Felice , V. Karas

In this article, we investigate the orbital dynamics and quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) surrounding a static, spherically symmetric geometry of an Einstein-nonlinear Maxwell-Yukawa (ENMY) black hole (BH). Using the Hamiltonian…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-25 Tehreem Zahra , Oreeda Shabbir , Bushra Majeed , Mubasher Jamil , Javlon Rayimbaev , Abubakir Shermatov

Angular momentum, or spin, is a fundamental property of black holes (BHs), yet it is much more difficult to estimate than mass or accretion rate (for actively accreting systems). In recent years, high-quality X-ray observations have allowed…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-02-15 Daniel M. Capellupo , Gaylor Wafflard-Fernandez , Daryl Haggard

We numerically investigate the thermally unstable accretion disks around black holes. We adopt an evolutionary viscous stress equation to replace the standard alpha-prescription based on the results of two MHD simulations. We find a kind of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-01-30 Li Xue , Wlodek Kluzniak , Aleksander Sadowski , Ju-Fu Lu , Marek Abramowicz

We study spherical and disk clusters in a near-Keplerian potential of galactic centers or massive black holes. In such a potential orbit precession is commonly retrograde, i.e. direction of the orbit precession is opposite to the orbital…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 E. V. Polyachenko , V. L. Polyachenko , I. G. Shukhman

Astrophysical black hole candidates are thought to be the Kerr black hole predicted by General Relativity. In order to confirm the Kerr-nature of these objects, we need to probe the geometry of the space-time around them and see if the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-09-12 Cosimo Bambi

A new model for the explanation of the high frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in pulsars, black holes and white dwarfs is presented. Three circular tori are assumed to be present around the star: an inner torus with charge $Q_i$,…

General Physics · Physics 2009-03-21 Jacob Biemond

Quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) detected in the X-ray radiation of black hole X-ray binaries (BHXBs) is thought to originate from dynamical processes in the close vicinity of the black holes (BHs), and thus carries important physical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-03-16 Hai-Wu Pan , Weimin Yuan , Su Yao , Xin-Lin Zhou , Bifang Liu , Hongyan Zhou , Shuang-Nan Zhang

Black hole X-ray binaries routinely exhibit Quasi Periodic Oscillations (QPOs) in their Power density spectrum. Studies of QPOs have demonstrated immense ability to understand these dynamical systems although their unambiguous origin still…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-15 Nazma Husain , Akash Garg , Ranjeev Misra , Somasri Sen

Using known frequencies of the twin peak high-frequency quasiperiodic oscillations (HF QPOs) and known mass M of the central black hole, the black-hole dimensionless spin a can be determined assuming a concrete version of the resonance…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 Zdenek Stuchlik , Andrea Kotrlova , Gabriel Torok

We study energy dependencies of quasi-periodic oscillations from a number of black hole X-ray binaries. The selected sources were observed by RXTE at time periods close to state transitions and showed QPO in the 1-10 Hz range. We have…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 M. A. Sobolewska , P. T. Zycki

We perform a systematic study of the evolution of the waveform of black hole X-ray binary low-frequency QPOs, by measuring the phase difference between their fundamental and harmonic features. This phase difference has been studied…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-03-11 Iris de Ruiter , Jakob van den Eijnden , Adam Ingram , Phil Uttley

We investigate the dynamical structure of advective accretion flow around stationary as well as rotating black holes. For a suitable choice of input parameters, such as, accretion rate ($\dot {\cal M}$) and angular momentum ($\lambda$),…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 Santabrata Das , Sandip K. Chakrabarti , Soumen Mondal

Quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) has been detected in several accreting supermassive black hole (SMBH) systems, including active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and tidal disruption events (TDEs). However, despite that several models have been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-16 Yiyang Lin , Erlin Qiao , Jifeng Liu , Meng Guo , Zikun Lin

We investigate accretion disk dynamics and the formation of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in the infrared limit around Kerr-like black holes in asymptotically safe gravity. Relativistic hydrodynamic solutions of Bondi-Hoyle-Lyttleton…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-04 Orhan Donmez , Sushant G. Ghosh , M. Yousaf , G. Mustafa , Farruh Atamurotov

Low frequency (approximately 0.1-35 Hz) quasi-periodic oscillations (QPO) of the X-ray flux characterize many of the black hole candidates, in particular those which have radio evidence for jets. These QPO have amplitudes of up to 20 per…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. H. Swank

This investigation examines QPOs in two quantum-corrected BH spacetimes that preserve general covariance while incorporating quantum gravitational effects through a dimensionless parameter \zeta. We combine analytical derivations of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-12 Ahmad Al-Badawi , Faizuddin Ahmed , Orhan Donmez , Fatih Dogan , Behnam Pourhassan , İzzet Sakallı , Yassine Sekhmani

The quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) observed in the X-ray variability of both black hole (BH) and neutron star (NS) systems provide a tool for probing strong gravity and dense matter equations of state. Nevertheless, the mechanism of QPO…

The study of stable accretion disc oscillations relevant to black hole candidate (BHC) systems dates back over twenty years. Prior work has focused on both unstable and (potentially) stable disc oscillations. The former has often been…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael A. Nowak , Dana E. Lehr

Light bosonic fields are ubiquitous in extensions of the Standard Model. Even when minimally coupled to gravity, these fields might evade the assumptions of the black-hole no-hair theorems and give rise to spinning black holes which can be…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-06-21 Nicola Franchini , Paolo Pani , Andrea Maselli , Leonardo Gualtieri , Carlos A R Herdeiro , Eugen Radu , Valeria Ferrari