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We consider the impact of stochastic perturbations on otherwise coherent oscillations of classical pulsators. The resulting dynamics are modelled by a driven damped harmonic oscillator subject to either an external or an internal forcing…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-22 P. P. Avelino , M. S. Cunha , W. J. Chaplin

We analyzed Insight-HXMT data of the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1348-630 during the type-B QPO phase of its 2019 outburst. Using the Gaussian process method, we applied an additive composite kernel model consisting of an SHO, a DRW, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-13 Yiran Wang , Ruican Ma , Haiyun Zhang , Dahai Yan

In this work, we performed an energy-dependent study of low-frequency oscillations observed in GX 13+1 using \textit{AstroSat} (Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter and Soft X-ray Telescope). The hardness-intensity diagram (HID) of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-02 Arbind Pradhan , Sree Bhattacherjee , Biplob Sarkar

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will monitor tens of millions of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) for a period of 10 years with an average cadence of 3 days in six broad photometric bands. This…

We study quantum dissipative effects that result from the non-relativistic motion of an atom, coupled to a quantum real scalar field, in the presence of a static imperfect mirror. Our study consists of two parts: in the first, we consider…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-09-04 M. Belen Farias , C. D. Fosco , Fernando C. Lombardo , Francisco D. Mazzitelli

We present a model for the aperiodic variablity of accreting Black Hole Candidates (BHC) along with model light curves. According to the model this variability is the combined outcome of random (Poisson) injection of soft photons near the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Demosthenes Kazanas

With upcoming all sky surveys such as LSST poised to generate a deep digital movie of the optical sky, variability-based AGN selection will enable the construction of highly-complete catalogs with minimum contamination. In this study, we…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-03-27 Yumi Choi , Robert R. Gibson , Andrew C. Becker , Željko Ivezić , Andrew J. Connolly , Chelsea L. MacLeod , John J. Ruan , Scott F. Anderson

In this paper, standard accretion disk models of AGNs are tested using light curves of 26 objects well observed for reverberation mapping. Time scales of variations are estimated by the most common definition of the variability time scale…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-10 H. T. Liu , J. M. Bai , X. H. Zhao , L. Ma

We continue our previous work, Chan et al. 2024, to investigate how variations in the electron temperature prescription parameter, $R_{\rm Low}$, influence the $3$-hour variability at $230$\,GHz, $M_{\Delta T}$, in magnetic-arrested disk…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-23 Ho-Sang Chan , Chi-kwan Chan

Forward amplitude analyses constitute an important approach in the investigation of the energy dependence of the total hadronic cross-section $\sigma_{tot}$ and the $\rho$ parameter. The standard picture indicates for $\sigma_{tot}$ a…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-11-15 D. A. Fagundes , M. J. Menon , P. V. R. G. Silva

A comprehensive analysis of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in the gamma-ray emissions of blazars. Utilizing 15 years of Fermi-LAT observations of seven blazars in our sample, we identify both long-term and transient quasi-periodic…

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Many accreting black holes and neutron stars exhibit rapid variability in their X-ray light curves, termed quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs). The most commonly observed type is the low-frequency ($\lesssim 10$ Hz), type-C QPO, while only a…

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Within the standard Lagrangian and Hamiltonian setting, we consider a position-dependent mass (PDM) classical particle performing a damped driven oscillatory (DDO) motion under the influence of a conservative harmonic oscillator force field…

General Physics · Physics 2021-09-01 Omar Mustafa

Quasars are bright active galactic nuclei powered by the accretion of matter around supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies. Their stochastic brightness variability depends on the physical properties of the accretion disk and…

{This study explores the motion of massive test particles and associated quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) around an accelerating black hole. The acceleration factor $A$ suppresses the radial effective potential $V_{\text{eff}}$, thereby…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-30 Tao-Tao Sui , Xin-Yang Wang

We compiled a catalogue of about 4000 SDSS quasars including individual estimators V for the variability strength, virial black hole masses M, and mass accretion rates dM/dt from the Davis-Laor scaling relation. We confirm significant…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 H. Meusinger , V. Weiss

The high quality light curves of Kepler space telescope make it possible to analyze the optical variability of AGNs with an unprecedented time resolution. Studying the asymmetry in variations could give independent constraints on the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-25 Xiao-Yang Chen , Jun-Xian Wang

The changing-look active galactic nucleus (CL-AGN), an extraordinary subpopulation of supermassive black holes, has attracted growing attention for understanding its nature. We present an analysis of the spectral properties of 203…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-10-13 Yu-Heng Shen , Kai-Xing Lu , Wei-Jian Guo , Sha-Sha Li , Hai-Cheng Feng , Zhang Yue , Wen-Zhe Xi , Jian-Guo Wang , Jin-Ming Bai

Current simulations of ultraviolet-visible absorption lineshapes, and dynamics of condensed phase systems, largely adopt a harmonic description to model vibrations. Often, this involves a model of displaced harmonic oscillators that have…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2020-01-08 Luke D. Smith , Arend G. Dijkstra