On the Bardeen-Petterson Effect in black hole accretion discs

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Nealon, Rebecca, Price, Daniel, Nixon, Chris
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 07.01.2015
• Subjects: Accretion disks; Alpha rays; Aspect ratio; Black holes; Deposition; Fluid dynamics; Fluid flow; Misalignment; Oscillations; Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena; Precession; Scale height; Smooth particle hydrodynamics

We investigate the effect of black hole spin on warped or misaligned accretion discs - in particular i) whether or not the inner disc edge aligns with the black hole spin and ii) whether the disc can maintain a smooth transition between an aligned inner disc and a misaligned outer disc, known as the...