Published September 15, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Two-dimensional Poynting flux dominated flow onto a Schwarzschild black hole

  • 1. Theoretical Physics Institute, Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Alberta, T6G2J1 (Canada)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791 (Korea, Republic of)

Description

We discuss the dynamics of the accretion flow onto a black hole driven by Poynting flux in a simplified model of a two-dimensional accretion disk. In this simplified model, the condition of the stationary accretion flow is found to impose a nontrivial constraint on the magnetic field configuration. The effect of the magnetic field on the accretion flow is discussed in detail using the paraboloidal- and hyperboloidal-type configurations for the poloidal structure suggested by Blandford in 1976. It is demonstrated explicitly that the angular velocity of the disk ΩD deviates from the Keplerian angular velocity. The angular velocity of the rigidly rotating magnetic surface ΩF does not have to be the same as the angular velocity of the disk for the paraboloidal-type configuration. But for the hyperboloidal type configuration, it is found that we can set ΩF=ΩD, which corresponds to an accretion disk of perfect conductor. We discuss the numerical solutions of the stream equation for stationary accretion flow in the Schwarzschild background using a paraboloidal-type configuration. The dynamics of the accretion disk is found to depend strongly on the ratio of the accretion rate to the magnetic field strength

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
70
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 063001-063001.8
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37020381
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ACCRETION DISKS; ANGULAR VELOCITY; BLACK HOLES; COSMOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC SURFACES; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; SCHWARZSCHILD METRIC
Descriptors DEC
MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; METRICS; VELOCITY

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