Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1994
Abstract
The coupled hydrodynamic equations governing equatorial flows applicable to inviscid disc accretion in the Schwarzschild metric are solved analytically and numerically. Here, we concentrate on the transonic solutions, that represent physically allowed accretion on to black holes. A polytropic equation linking gas pressure and density is assumed, and solutions are obtained for different conditions, such as isothermal and adiabatic gas flows. The dependence of those solutions on the angular momentum is explored. Under certain conditions, when there exist multiple possible sonic points, the numerical simulation automatically zeros in to the unique transonic solution passing through one of the sonic points.
Recommended Citation
Kafatos, M., Yang, R. (1994) Transonic Inviscid Disc Flows in the Schwarzschild Metric – I, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 268:925-937. doi: 10.1093/mnras/268.4.925
Peer Reviewed
1
Copyright
Royal Astronomical Society/Oxford University Press
Comments
This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, volume 268 ©: 1994 Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1093/mnras/268.4.925