Foundations of Black Hole Accretion Disk Theory
This review covers the main aspects of black hole accretion disk theory. We begin with the view that one of the main goals of the theory is to better understand the nature of black holes themselves. In this light we discuss how accretion disks might reveal some of the unique signatures of strong gra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2013-01-01
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Series: | Living Reviews in Relativity |
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Online Access: | http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2013-1 |