Accretion onto a moving black hole: An exact solution

Journal Article · Mon May 02 04:00:00 EDT 1988 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.60.1781· OSTI ID:5312447

Petrich, L I; Shapiro, S L; Teukolsky, S A

We present an analytic solution for the steady-state, subsonic accretion of a gaseous medium onto a Schwarzschild or Kerr black hole. The black hole moves at a constant velocity through the medium, which is uniform and at rest far from the hole and obeys a P = rho adiabatic equation of state. In the case of a rotating Kerr black hole, the flow is fully three dimensional, but the accretion rate does not depend on the orientation of the hole's spin with respect to the incident direction of the flow.

• Research Organization: Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
• OSTI ID: 5312447
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 60:18; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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