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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

Convection has been discussed in the field of accretion discs for several decades, both as a means of angular momentum transport and also because of its role in controlling discs' vertical structure via heat transport. If the gas is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-21 Loren E. Held , Henrik N. Latter

Using high-resolution general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (GRMHD) simulations, we investigate accretion flows around spinning black holes and identify three distinct accretion states. Our results suggest the origin of the complex…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-25 Rohan Raha , Banibrata Mukhopadhyay , Koushik Chatterjee

In this study, we investigate the effect of resistivity on the dynamics of global magnetohydrodynamic accretion flows (Res-MHD) around a spinning supermassive black hole. We perform a comparative study of 2D and 3D resistive models around…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-10 Ramiz Aktar , Kuo-Chuan Pan , Toru Okuda

Accretion disks around black holes host extreme conditions where general relativity and magnetohydrodynamics dominate. These disks exhibit two distinct dynamical regimes -- Standard and Normal Evolution (SANE) and Magnetically Arrested Disk…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-15 Susobhan Mandal , Tausif Parvez , S. Shankaranarayanan

Black hole (BH) accretion flows and jets are qualitatively affected by the presence of ordered magnetic fields. We study fully three-dimensional global general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of radially extended and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 Jonathan C. McKinney , Alexander Tchekhovskoy , Roger D. Blandford

Outflows and convective motions in accretion flows have been intensively discussed recently in the context of advection-dominated accretion flow (ADAF) based on two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) hydrodynamical simulations. We,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Mami Machida , Ryoji Matsumoto , and Shin Mineshige

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 inward flow of matter through accretion disks is driven by MHD turbulence. Global general relativistic MHD simulations shed quantitative light on this process, revealing a number of aspects of accretion previously unrecognized. Among…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 J. H. Krolik , J. F. Hawley

The standard thin accretion disc model predicts that discs around stellar mass black holes become radiation pressure dominated and thermally unstable once their luminosity exceeds L>0.02 L_Edd. Observationally, discs in the high/soft state…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 Yucong Zhu , Ramesh Narayan

The magneto-rotational instability (MRI) is the most likely mechanism for transportation of angular momentum and dissipation of energy within hot, ionized accretion discs. This instability is produced through the interactions of a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-08 Oscar M. Pimentel , P. Chris Fragile , F. D. Lora-Clavijo , Bridget Ierace , Deepika Bollimpalli

We investigate the generation of magnetic fields above black hole accretion discs due to the non-zero curl of the disc radiation field. By self consistently computing the components of the radiation flux and their curl, we show that the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-16 Mukesh Kumar Vyas , Asaf Pe'er

The observations and simulations have revealed that large-scale magnetic field and outflows can exist in the inner regions of an advection-dominated accretion disc where the resistive diffusion may also be important. In the present paper,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-06-17 S. M. Ghoreyshi

Magnetized accretion flow onto a black hole (BH) may lead to accumulation of poloidal magnetic flux across its horizon, which for high BH spin can power far-reaching relativistic jets. The BH magnetic flux is subject to a saturation…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-12-04 Krzysztof Nalewajko , Mateusz Kapusta , Agnieszka Janiuk

We have carried out and analyzed a set of axisymmetric MHD simulations of the evolution of a turbulent/diffusive accretion disc around an initially unmagnetized star. The disc is initially threaded by a weak magnetic field where the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 S. Dyda , R. V. E. Lovelace , G. V. Ustyugova , P. S. Lii , M. M. Romanova , A. V. Koldoba

Jetted astrophysical phenomena with black hole (BH) engines, including binary mergers, jetted tidal disruption events, and X-ray binaries, require a large-scale vertical magnetic field for efficient jet formation. However, a dynamo…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-02 Jonatan Jacquemin-Ide , François Rincon , Alexander Tchekhovskoy , Matthew Liska

Because the magneto-rotational instability is capable of exponentially amplifying weak preexisting magnetic fields, it might be hoped that the character of the magnetic field in accretion disks is independent of the nature of the seed…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Kris Beckwith , John F. Hawley , Julian H. Krolik

The main aim of this paper is studying the effect of toroidal magnetic field on the structure of Advection-Dominated Accretion Flows (ADAF) in the presence of the turbulence viscosity and diffusivity due to viscosity and magnetic field…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 Amin Mosallanezhad , Shahram Abbassi , Nasim Beiranvand

Accretion disks are likely threaded by external vertical magnetic flux, which enhances the level of turbulence via the magnetorotational instability (MRI). Using shearing-box simulations, we find that such external magnetic flux also…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Xue-Ning Bai , James M. Stone

Magnetically arrested disk (MAD) has been argued as the key accretion phase to realize the formation of relativistic jets. However, due to the lack of magnetic field measurements of accreting systems, MAD has not been observationally…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-04-05 Yoshiyuki Inoue