Some general relativistic effects on the dynamics of fluid disks rotating around a Schwarzschild black hole

1995 ◽  
Vol 226 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-89
Author(s):  
D. K. Chakraborty ◽  
K. N. Mishra
2021 ◽  
Vol 503 (3) ◽  
pp. 4563-4575
Author(s):  
A Jiménez-Rosales ◽  
J Dexter ◽  
S M Ressler ◽  
A Tchekhovskoy ◽  
M Bauböck ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Using general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations of accreting black holes, we show that a suitable subtraction of the linear polarization per pixel from total intensity images can enhance the photon ring feature. We find that the photon ring is typically a factor of ≃2 less polarized than the rest of the image. This is due to a combination of plasma and general relativistic effects, as well as magnetic turbulence. When there are no other persistently depolarized image features, adding the subtracted residuals over time results in a sharp image of the photon ring. We show that the method works well for sample, viable GRMHD models of Sgr A* and M87*, where measurements of the photon ring properties would provide new measurements of black hole mass and spin, and potentially allow for tests of the ‘no-hair’ theorem of general relativity.


2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S290) ◽  
pp. 57-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Lai ◽  
Wen Fu ◽  
David Tsang ◽  
Jiri Horak ◽  
Cong Yu

AbstractThe physical origin of high-frequency QPOs (HFQPOs) in black-hole X-ray binaries remains an enigma despite many years of detailed observational studies. Although there exists a number of models for HFQPOs, many of these are simply “notions” or “concepts” without actual calculation derived from fluid or disk physics. Future progress requires a combination of numerical simulations and semi-analytic studies to extract physical insights. We review recent works on global oscillation modes in black-hole accretion disks, and explain how, with the help of general relativistic effects, the energy stored in the disk differential rotation can be pumped into global spiral density modes in the disk, making these modes grow to large amplitudes under certain conditions (“corotational instability”). These modes are robust in the presence of disk magnetic fields and turbulence. The computed oscillation mode frequencies are largely consistent with the observed values for HFQPOs in BH X-ray binaries. The approximate 2:3 frequency ratio is also expected from this model. The connection of HFQPOs with other disk properties (such as production of episodic jets) is also discussed.


2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (19) ◽  
pp. 2979-2986 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. XULU

In this paper we obtain the energy distribution associated with the Ernst space–time (geometry describing Schwarzschild black hole in Melvin's magnetic universe) in Einstein's prescription. The first term is the rest-mass energy of the Schwarzschild black hole, the second term is the classical value for the energy of the uniform magnetic field and the remaining terms in the expression are due to the general relativistic effect. The presence of the magnetic field is found to increase the energy of the system.


Proceedings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Askar B. Abdikamalov ◽  
Dimitry Ayzenberg ◽  
Cosimo Bambi  ◽  
Sourabh Nampalliwar

In this paper, we briefly present RELXILL_NK, the first and currently only readily available model of the relativistic reflection spectrum of black hole accretion disks that includes non-Kerr solutions for the black hole spacetime, thus allowing for tests of the Kerr hypothesis and general relativity (GR). RELXILL_NK makes use of a general relativistic ray-tracing code to calculate the relativistic effects of any well-behaved, stationary, axisymmetric, and asymptotically flat black hole spacetime, while the disk physics is handled through the non-relativistic X-ray reflection code XILLVER. A number of different flavors are available within RELXILL_NK; we summarize and compare these flavors using the Johannsen metric for the black hole spacetime.


2008 ◽  
Vol 86 (11) ◽  
pp. 1265-1285 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Sharif ◽  
G Mustafa

We study the wave properties of a cold isothermal plasma in the vicinity of a Schwarzschild black-hole event horizon. The Fourier-analyzed perturbed 3+1 general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics equations are examined such that the complex dispersion relations are obtained for nonrotating, rotating nonmagnetized, and rotating magnetized backgrounds. The propagation and attenuation vectors along with the refractive index are obtained (shown graphically) to study the dispersive properties of the medium near the event horizon. The results show that no information can be obtained from the Schwarzschild magnetosphere. Further, the pressure stops the existence of normal dispersion of waves.PACS Nos.: 95.30.Sf, 95.30.Qd, 04.30.Nk


2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (S238) ◽  
pp. 425-426
Author(s):  
Tomáš Pecháček ◽  
Michal Dovčiak ◽  
Vladimír Karas

AbstractSome aspects of power-spectral densities (PSD) of active galactic nuclei are similar to those of galactic black hole X-ray binary systems (McHardy et al. 2005). The signal originates near a black hole and its modulation by general-relativistic effects should be taken into account (Życki & Nedźwiecki 2005). We modified the previous calculations of these effects, assuming a model of spots which occur on the disc surface and decay with a certain lifetime.


2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Víctor H. Cárdenas ◽  
Mohsen Fathi ◽  
Marco Olivares ◽  
J. R. Villanueva

AbstractIn this paper, we concern about applying general relativistic tests on the spacetime produced by a static black hole associated with cloud of strings, in a universe filled with quintessence. The four tests we apply are precession of the perihelion in the planetary orbits, gravitational redshift, deflection of light, and the Shapiro time delay. Through this process, we constrain the spacetime’s parameters in the context of the observational data, which results in about $$\sim 10^{-9}$$ ∼ 10 - 9 for the cloud of strings parameter, and $$\sim 10^{-20}$$ ∼ 10 - 20  m$$^{-1}$$ - 1 for that of quintessence. The response of the black hole to the gravitational perturbations is also discussed.


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