The structure of magnetically dominated energy-extracting black hole magnetospheres: Dependencies on field line angular velocity

Abstract If a magnetically dominated magnetosphere is to extract a black hole’s rotational energy and transmit it to distant regions, then the inner light surface of that magnetosphere must lie within the ergoregion. That inner light surface condition limits the angular velocity of magnetic field li...

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Published inProgress of theoretical and experimental physics Vol. 2019; no. 9
Main Authors Thoelecke, Kevin, Takahashi, Masaaki, Tsuruta, Sachiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Oxford University Press 01.09.2019
Subjects
Black holes
Energy
Light
Magnetic fields
Spacetime
Velocity
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Summary:Abstract If a magnetically dominated magnetosphere is to extract a black hole’s rotational energy and transmit it to distant regions, then the inner light surface of that magnetosphere must lie within the ergoregion. That inner light surface condition limits the angular velocity of magnetic field lines. We take the distribution of magnetic field line angular velocity on the horizon to be a useful proxy for inner light surface location and study how different distributions affect the structure of energy-extracting magnetospheres. Within magnetospheres that exhibit differential field line bending towards both the azimuthal axis and the equatorial plane, we find that the total Poynting flux energy directed outward along the azimuthal axis can vary by over a factor of 100 for a single value of black hole spin.
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ISSN:2050-3911
2050-3911
DOI:10.1093/ptep/ptz097