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Accretion disc turbulence is investigated in the framework of the shearing box approximation. The turbulence is either driven by the magneto-rotational instability or, in the non-magnetic case, by an explicit and artificial forcing term in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Axel Brandenburg

The evolution of magnetic fields frozen to a perfectly conducting plasma fluid around a Kerr black hole is investigated. We focus on the plunging region between the black hole horizon and the marginally stable circular orbit in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Li-Xin Li

The dynamics of accretion discs around galactic and extragalactic black holes may be influenced by their magnetic field. In this paper we generalise the fully relativistic theory of stationary axisymmetric tori in Kerr metric of Abramowicz…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. S. Komissarov

A magnetic field connecting a Kerr black hole to a disk rotating around it can extract energy and angular momentum from the black hole and transfer them to the disk if the black hole rotates faster than the disk. The energy can be…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Li-Xin Li

We study global transonic solution for a relativistic, magnetized, viscous advective accretion flow around a rotating black hole, incorporating the effects of mass and angular momentum loss through winds. Our model considers dominant…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-17 Camelia Jana , Santabrata Das

We explore the hardening of a massive black hole binary embedded in a circum-binary gas disc when the binary and the gas are coplanar and the gas is counter-rotating. The secondary black hole, revolving in the direction opposite to the gas,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-06-29 Pau Amaro-Seoane , Cristián Maureira-Fredes , Massimo Dotti , Monica Colpi

We present results from a comprehensive number of relativistic, time-dependent, axisymmetric simulations of the runaway instability of non-constant angular momentum thick discs around black holes. This second paper extends earlier results…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Frederic Daigne , Jose A. Font

We show that in realistic cases of accretion in active galactic nuclei or stellar-mass X-ray binaries, the Lense-Thirring effect breaks the central regions of tilted accretion discs around spinning black holes into a set of distinct planes…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 Chris Nixon , Andrew King , Daniel Price , Juhan Frank

We present a detailed three dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation describing the inner region of a disk accreting onto a black hole. To avoid the technical complications of general relativity, the dynamics are treated in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 John F. Hawley , Julian H. Krolik

We briefly review recent developments in black hole accretion disk theory, emphasizing the vital role played by magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stresses in transporting angular momentum. The apparent universality of accretion-related outflow…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Zdenka Kuncic , Geoffrey V. Bicknell

We reconsider the problem of the formation of a large-scale magnetic field in the accretion disks around black holes. In contrast with previous work we take into account the nonuniform vertical structure of the disk. The high electrical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan , R. V. E. Lovelace

Kerr black hole (BH) superradiance can form gravitational atoms and produce characteristic gravitational-wave signals, providing a probe of ultralight bosons and dark matter. In realistic systems, accretion-disk gravity can shift energy…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-06 Ruiheng Li , Zhong-hao Luo , Zehong Wang , Fa Peng Huang

We report on the fourth phase of our study of slightly rotating accretion flows onto black holes. The main new element of this study is that we used fully three dimensional (3-D) numerical simulations. We consider hydrodynamics of inviscid…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Agnieszka Janiuk , Daniel Proga , Ryuichi Kurosawa

This paper presents a survey of a set of simulations of accretion disks orbiting a rapidly rotating Kerr black hole and embedded in a large-scale initial magnetic field. Each simulation uses a common state for the initial torus, including…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jean-Pierre De Villiers

We briefly review recent developments in black hole accretion disk theory, placing new emphasis on the vital role played by magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stresses in transporting angular momentum. The apparent universality of accretion-related…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Zdenka Kuncic , Geoffrey V. Bicknell

Black bounces are compact objects that combine the structures of regular black holes with those of wormholes. These spacetimes exhibit a rich causal structure and can differ fundamentally from usual black holes. In this work, we study the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-23 T. M. Crispim , Marcos V. de S. Silva , G. Alencar , Diego Sáez-Chillón Gómez

Boson stars are considered as promising candidates for black hole mimickers. Similar to other compact objects they can form accretion disks around them. The properties of these disks could possibly distinguish them from other compact…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-02-06 Kristian Gjorgjieski , Jutta Kunz , Petya Nedkova

We present a numerical study of the global modes of oscillation of thick accretion discs around black holes. We have previously studied the case of constant distributions of specific angular momentum. In this second paper, we investigate…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Eduardo Rubio-Herrera , William H. Lee

The origin of the rapid quasi-periodic variabilities observed in a number of accreting black hole X-ray binaries is not understood. It has been suggested that these variabilities are associated with diskoseismic oscillation modes of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Wen Fu , Dong Lai

The angular momentum of gas feeding a black hole (BH) is typically misaligned with respect to the BH spin, resulting in a tilted accretion disk. Rotation of the BH drags the surrounding space-time, manifesting as Lense-Thirring torques that…