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We study super-Eddington accretion flows onto black holes using a global three dimensional radiation magneto-hydrodynamical simulation. We solve the time dependent radiative transfer equation for the specific intensities to accurately…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-14 Yan-Fei Jiang , James M. Stone , Shane W. Davis

Accretion shocks around galaxy clusters mark the position where the infalling diffuse gas is significantly slowed down, heated up, and becomes a part of the intracluster medium (ICM). They play an important role in setting the ICM…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-29 Xun Shi

Questions regarding energy dissipation in astrophysical jets are open to date, despite of numerous attempts to limit the diversity of models. Some of the most popular models assume that energy is transferred to particles via internal…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-04-24 Patryk Pjanka , Camilia Demidem , Alexandra Veledina

This paper continues a series in which we predict the main observable characteristics of exoplanets based on their formation. In Paper I we described our global planet formation and evolution model. In Paper II we studied the planetary…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-13 C. Mordasini , G. -D. Marleau , P. Mollière

We present time-dependent models of the accretion disks created during compact object mergers, focusing on the energy available from accretion at late times and the composition of the disk and its outflows. We calculate the dynamics near…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 B. D. Metzger , A. L. Piro , E. Quataert

We investigated the structure of the spherically symmetric accretion flows through the standing shock wave onto the proto-neutron star in the post-bounce phase of the collapse-driven supernova. We assume that the accretion flow is in a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Tatsuya Yamasaki , Shoichi Yamada

We have carried out a numerical study of the effect of large scale magnetic fields on the rate of accretion from a uniform, isothermal gas onto a resistive, stationary point mass. Only mass, not magnetic flux, accretes onto the point mass.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Andrew J. Cunningham , Christopher F. McKee , Richard I. Klein , Mark R. Krumholz , Romain Teyssier

Red supergiants are massive evolved stars that contribute extensively to the chemical enrichment of our Galaxy. It has been shown that convection in those stars gives rise to large granules that cause surface inhomogeneities and shock waves…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 A. Chiavassa , B. Freytag , T. Masseron , B. Plez

We use global three dimensional radiation magneto-hydrodynamical simulations to study accretion disks onto a $5\times 10^8M_{\odot}$ black hole with accretion rates varying from $\sim 250L_{Edd}/c^2$ to $1500 L_{Edd}/c^2$. We form the disks…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-09-11 Yan-Fei Jiang , James Stone , Shane W. Davis

Context. Theoretical arguments and numerical simulations of radiative shocks produced by the impact of the accreting gas onto young stars predict quasi-periodic oscillations in the emitted radiation. However, observational data do not show…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 T. Matsakos , J. -P. Chièze , C. Stehlé , M. González , L. Ibgui , L. de Sá , T. Lanz , S. Orlando , R. Bonito , C. Argiroffi , F. Reale , G. Peres

Black hole impacts on accretion disks in galactic nuclei can power luminous transients, but predicting their observable signatures is challenging because the post-collision flow is highly time-dependent and inhomogeneous. We present a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-10 Joaquin Pelle , Kyohei Kawaguchi , Masaru Shibata , Alan Tsz-Lok Lam

We use multi-scale SPH simulations to follow the inflow of gas from galactic scales to <0.1pc, where the gas begins to resemble a traditional Keplerian accretion disk. The key ingredients are gas, stars, black holes (BHs), self-gravity,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-06-22 Philip F. Hopkins , Eliot Quataert

We carry out radiation hydrodynamical simulations of the formation of massive stars in the super-Eddington regime including both their radiative feedback and protostellar outflows. The calculations start from a prestellar core of dusty gas…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Rolf Kuiper , Harold W. Yorke , Neal J. Turner

Energetic particles are ubiquitous in space and astrophysical plasmas, and interplanetary shocks are widely regarded as one of the main particle accelerators in the heliosphere. Indeed, in-situ measurements typically show that energetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-17 Giuseppe Prete , Gaetano Zimbardo , Silvia Perri

We perform two-dimensional axially symmetric radiation-hydrodynamic simulations to assess the impact of outflows and radiative force feedback from massive protostars by varying when the protostellar outflow starts, the ratio of ejection to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-23 Rolf Kuiper , Neal J. Turner , Harold W. Yorke

Planetary growth within protoplanetary disks involves accreting material from their surroundings, yet the underlying mechanisms and physical conditions of the accreting gas remain debated. This study aims to investigate the dynamics and…

The process of cosmic ray acceleration up to energies in excess of $10^{20}$ eV at relativistic shock waves with large Lorentz factors, $\Gamma \gg 1$ requires $\sim \Gamma^2$ particle energy gains at single reflections from the shock (cf.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 J. Bednarz , M. Ostrowski

Recent observations found close-in planets with significant atmospheres of hydrogen and helium in great abundance. These are the so-called super-Earths and mini-Neptunes. Their atmospheric composition suggests that they formed early during…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-06-08 T. W. Moldenhauer , R. Kuiper , W. Kley , C. W. Ormel

We describe a set of simulations of super-critical accretion onto a non-rotating supermassive BH. The accretion flow is radiation pressure dominated and takes the form of a geometrically thick disk with twin low-density funnels around the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-09-23 Aleksander Sadowski , Ramesh Narayan

When a magnetised, thermal plasma containing a shock wave efficiently accelerates Cosmic Rays (CR) a reaction is exerted on the fluid structure. The simplest description of this process involves three conservation equations for the…

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