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Runaway instabilities in geometrically thin accretion disks around Kerr black holes
Author(s) -
Elstner D.,
Paul H. G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.2113090403
Subject(s) - physics , angular momentum , rotating black hole , accretion disc , accretion (finance) , black hole (networking) , astrophysics , classical mechanics , computer network , routing protocol , routing (electronic design automation) , computer science , link state routing protocol
The stability of the innermost disk region orbiting a Kerr black hole is investigated for geometrically thin accretion disks. The infalling matter transports mass and angular momentum into the Kerr hole. This affects the inner disk boundary and leads to runaway instabilities in some cases.