Jet dynamics in black hole physics: Acceleration during subparsec collimation

被引:9
作者
de Felice, F
Zanotti, O
机构
[1] Univ Padua, Dept Phys G Galilei, I-35131 Padua, Italy
[2] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Padua, Italy
[3] SISSA, Int Sch Adv Studies, I-34014 Trieste, Italy
关键词
rotating black holes;
D O I
10.1023/A:1001925916715
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We study the processes of particle acceleration which take place in the held of a rotating black hole as part of a mechanism of formation of galactic jets within the first parsec from the central source, where gravitation is supposed to be dominant. We find the Lorentz factor that a stream of particles acquires as function of distance, when the orbital parameters vary slightly due to a local electromagnetic field or a pressure gradient.
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页码:1449 / 1472
页数:24
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