Magneto Rotational Instability in Magnetized AGN Tori

It is widely believed that, in active galactic nuclei (AGNs), a supermassive black hole with an accretion disk is surrounded by an optically and geometrically thick torus at sub-parsec scale. However, it is not clear how the mass supply is toward the central engine caused and how it is related with...

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Main Authors: Yuki Kudoh, Keiichi Wada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Galaxies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4434/6/4/139