Super-spinning compact objects generated by thick accretion disks

• Published in: Journal of cosmology and astroparticle physics Vol. 2013; no. 3; p. 31
• Main Authors: Li, Zilong, Bambi, Cosimo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2013
• Subjects: ACCRETION DISKS; ASTROPHYSICS; ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; BLACK HOLES; Black holes (astronomy); COSMOLOGY; EVOLUTION; Galactic nuclei; GALAXY NUCLEI; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; GRAVITATION; KERR METRIC; Mathematical models; Planes; Relativity; SPIN

If astrophysical black hole candidates are the Kerr black holes predicted by General Relativity, the value of their spin parameter must be subject to the theoretical bound a sub(*) [< or =] 1. In this work, we consider the possibility that these objects are either non-Kerr black holes in an alter...