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We argue that one of the basic assumptions of the Bondi accretion process, that the accreting object has zero pressure, might not hold in many galaxies because of the pressure exerted by stellar winds of star orbiting the central super…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Shlomi Hillel , Noam Soker

We report on the first phase of our study of slightly rotating accretion flows onto black holes. We consider inviscid accretion flows with a spherically symmetric density distribution at the outer boundary, but with spherical symmetry…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 D. Proga , M. C. Begelman

It has long been thought that black hole accretion flows are driven by magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence, and there are now many general relativistic global simulations illustrating the dynamics of this process. However, many challenges…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-11 Chris Nagele , Julian H. Krolik , Rongrong Liu , Brooks E. Kinch , Jeremy D. Schnittman

Feedback processes are thought to solve some of the long-standing issues of the numerical modelling of galaxy formation: over-cooling, low angular momentum, massive blue galaxies, extra-galactic enrichment, etc. The accretion of gas onto…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-09-08 Yohan Dubois , Julien Devriendt , Adrianne Slyz , Romain Teyssier

Observational evidence and many numerical simulations show the existence of wind (i.e., uncollimated outflow) in accretion systems of the elliptical galaxy center. One of the primary aims of this study is to investigate the solutions of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-06-23 Razieh Ranjbar , Shahram Abbassi

We model the structure and evolution of black hole accretion disks, and their neighboring regions, using numerical simulations. The numerics is governed by the equations of general relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics (GRMHD). In particular,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-06-25 Agnieszka Janiuk , Kostas Sapountzis , Jeremy Mortier , Ireneusz Janiuk

Due to the non-axisymmetric potential of the central bar, barred spiral galaxies form, in addition to their characteristic arms and bar, a variety of structures within the thin gas disk, like nuclear rings, inner spirals and dust-lanes.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-06-27 Manuel Jung , Tobias F. Illenseer , Wolfgang J. Duschl

We propose to use relative strengths of far-infrared fine structure lines from galaxies to characterise early phases of the inside-out quenching by massive black holes (BHs). The BH feedback is thought to quench star formation by evacuating…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-02-23 Shigeki Inoue , Hiroshi Matsuo , Naoki Yoshida , Hidenobu Yajima , Kana Moriwaki

Accreting black holes tend to display a characteristic dark central region called the black-hole shadow, which depends only on spacetime/observer geometry and which conveys information about the black hole's mass and spin. Conversely, the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-11-10 Thomas Bronzwaer , Jordy Davelaar , Ziri Younsi , Monika Mościbrodzka , Héctor Olivares , Yosuke Mizuno , Jesse Vos , Heino Falcke

We perform hydrodynamical simulations of major galaxy mergers using new methods for calculating the growth of massive black holes (BH) in galactic nuclei and their impact on the surrounding galaxy. We model BH growth by including a subgrid…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Jackson DeBuhr , Eliot Quataert , Chung-Pei Ma , Philip Hopkins

Previously unexplored accretion regimes associated with the rotation of accreting matter, namely the perturbations of a quasi-spherical subsonic settling flow and Bondi-Hoyle accretion in the presence of axial rotation, are considered…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-03-11 L. I. Arzamasskiy , V. S. Beskin

Primordial black holes (PBH) accretion in the late Universe can lead to significant mass growth. A larger mass further accelerates the accretion radiation output for PBHs with initial masses greater than one solar mass, potentially leading…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-15 Zi-Xuan Zhang , Junsong Cang , Yu Gao , Hong Li

The inefficiency of star formation in massive elliptical galaxies is widely believed to be caused by the interactions of an active galactic nucleus (AGN) with the surrounding gas. Achieving a sufficiently rapid reddening of moderately…

The early growth of black holes (BHs) in atomic-cooling halos is likely influenced by feedback on the surrounding gas. While the effects of radiative feedback are well-documented, mechanical feedback, particularly from AGN jets, has been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-20 Kung-Yi Su , Greg Bryan , Zoltán Haiman

We analyze the excision strategy for simulating black holes. The problem is modeled by the propagation of quasi-linear waves in a 1-dimensional spatial region with timelike outer boundary, spacelike inner boundary and a horizon in between.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 B. Szilagyi , H-O. Kreiss , J. Winicour

High-resolution imaging of supermassive black holes is now possible, with new applications to testing general relativity and horizon-scale accretion and relativistic jet formation processes. Over the coming decade, the EHT will propose to…

By performing three-dimensional radiation hydrodynamics simulations, we study Bondi-Hoyle-Lyttleton accretion onto intermediate-mass black holes (BHs) wandering in the dusty gas. Here, we take into account the anisotropic radiation feedback…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-02-02 Erika Ogata , Ken Ohsuga , Hajime Fukushima , Hidenobu Yajima

We study the effect of radiative feedback on accretion onto intermediate mass black holes (IMBHs) using the hydrodynamical code ZEUS-MP with a radiative transfer algorithm. In this paper, the first of a series, we assume accretion from a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 KwangHo Park , Massimo Ricotti

We run three long-timescale general-relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations of radiatively inefficient accretion flows onto non-rotating black holes. Our aim is to achieve steady-state behavior out to large radii and understand the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-03-11 Christopher J. White , Eliot Quataert , Charles F. Gammie

High-resolution simulations of supermassive black holes in isolated galaxies have suggested the importance of short (~10 Myr) episodes of rapid accretion caused by interactions between the black hole and massive dense clouds within the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-04-27 Colin DeGraf , Avishai Dekel , Jared Gabor , Frederic Bournaud