Do Quiescent Black Hole Accretion Disks Accrete?

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There is currently a raging debate within the black hole community which can be summarized as: Do the black holes in quiescent x-ray nova accrete (or not)?. The answer to this question is fundamental to black hole research, for example a positive answer supports the 'proof' of event horizons in black holes, while a negative answer discredits this proof. XTE J1118+480 is likely the nearest black hole x-ray nova, and definitely has the lowest A_V. Chandra (and HST) observations of this system during the mini-outbursts which may occur in AO2 will allow the most complete view of a black hole accretion disk during a time when the mass transfer in the outer disk is enhanced. Our study should determine if the mass transfer into the black hole is similarly enhanced.

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