On the Nature of Angular Momentum Transport in Nonradiative Accretion Flows

The principles underlying a proposed class of black hole accretion models are examined. The flows are generally referred to as ``convection-dominated,'' and are characterized by inward transport of angular momentum by thermal convection and outward viscous transport, vanishing mass accreti...

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Main Authors: Balbus, S, Hawley, J
Format: Journal article
Published: 2002