Observable acceleration of jets by a Kerr black hole

DOI10.1007/S10714-017-2208-9zbMATH Open1380.83138arXiv1610.01241OpenAlexW3100206626MaRDI QIDQ682409FDOQ682409

Authors: J. Gariel, Anzhong Wang, N. O. Santos 

Publication date: 2 February 2018

Published in: General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In the framework of a model based on the gravitational field of the Kerr black hole, we turn to investigate the kinematic behavior of extragalactic jets. We analytically calculate the observable velocities and accelerations along any geodesic. Then, by numerical calculations, we apply our results to a geodesic, typical of the M87 jet, and probe our results by confrontation to recent observations. A transition from non-relativistic to ultrarelativistic speeds at subparsec scale is highlighted. This transition comes sooner and more abruptly than in models based on magnetic paradigm, which indicates that we need a weaker magnetic field to explain observed synchrotron radiation. We attribute the ejection phenomenon to the repulsive effect of the gravitomagnetic Kerr field.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.01241

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zbMATH Keywords

geodesicsKerr black holeKerr solutionjet formation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Black holes (83C57)

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