Cosmological spherical accretion via external radiation drag

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

13

Astronomical Models, Black Holes (Astronomy), Cosmology, Dark Matter, Deposition, Galactic Evolution, Gas Pressure, Radiation Effects, Gravitational Effects, Hydrodynamics, Mathematical Models, Pressure Effects

Scientific paper

The spherically symmetric gas accretion regulated by external radiation drag is investigated under the steady-state approximation. As for the gravitational force, the dark-matter/point mass potentials as well as the self-gravity are considered. The radiation drag force is proportional to the velocity vector v as - beta v, where beta is a coefficient which is determined by the intensity of the radiation fields. We seek steady solutions under the assumption that beta is constant spatially and temporally. The analyses are separately made for a cold regime where the gas pressure is ignored and for a warm regime where the effects of pressure are included. In all of the cases considered, analytic steady solutions are found for spherical gas accretion with radiation drag. They include a modified solution for the Bondi accretion. Accretion via radiation drag may be a key process for the formation of condensed objects in the early universe shortly after cosmological recombination during which the radiation density of the Cosmic Background Radiation (CBR) is sufficiently high. If the universe is dominated by dark matter, in the early stage of the evolution of high-density peaks, the gas would accrete in the dark-matter potential. In the later stage and/or in the central region, the self-gravity becomes important compared to the dark-matter potentials. If the central dense core evolves into a black hole, in the last stage and/or in the very center, the gas would accrete in the point-mass potential exerted by the black hole. The obtained solutions are applicable for each phase.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Cosmological spherical accretion via external radiation drag does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Cosmological spherical accretion via external radiation drag, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Cosmological spherical accretion via external radiation drag will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1414250

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.