Physics Fundamentals of Luminous Accretion Disks Around Black Holes

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dc.creatorBlaes, O. M.
dc.date2002-11-15
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dc.descriptionThese lectures provide an overview of the theory of accretion disks with application to bright sources containing black holes. I focus on the fundamental physics of these flows, stressing modern developments and outstanding questions wherever possible. After a review of standard Shakura-Sunyaev based models and their problems and uncertainties, I describe the basic principles that determine the overall spectral energy distribution produced by the flow. I then describe the physics of angular momentum transport in black hole accretion disks, stressing the important role of magnetic fields. Finally, I discuss the physics of radiation magnetohydrodynamics and how it might affect the overall flow structure in the innermost regions near the black hole.
dc.descriptionin "Accretion Disks, Jets, and High Energy Phenomena in Astrophysics", Proceedings of Session LXXVIII of Les Houches Summer School, Chamonix, France, August 2002, F.Menard, G. Pelletier, G.Henri, V. Beskin, and J. Dalibard eds. (EDP Science: Paris and Springer: Berlin), in preparation
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0211368
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0211368
dc.identifierLes Houches Lect.Notes 78 (2004) 137-185
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/5359
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titlePhysics Fundamentals of Luminous Accretion Disks Around Black Holes
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