Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1993-05-27
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
55 pages, 14 figures (not included, available from the authors), LaTeX, SISSA 69/93/A
Scientific paper
This preprint is based on two articles accepted by MNRAS and ApJ. Our aim is to study the evolution of the orbit of a star under the influence of interactions with an accretion disc in an AGN. The model considered consists of a low-mass compact object orbiting a supermassive black hole and colliding periodically with the accretion disc. Gravitational field of the nucleus is described by the Kerr metric. The star is assumed to move along a geodesic arc between successive interactions with an equatorial accretion disc. We study the gravitomagnetic (Lense-Thirring) precession of the trajectory. We do not assume any particular value for the eccentricity or inclination of the orbit or the angular momentum of the black hole. We also discuss the periodicity related to the relativistic shift of the pericenter. The model of star-disc interactions has been suggested to explain the X-ray variability observed in the Seyfert galaxy NGC~6814. We briefly discuss on this subject.
Karas Vladimir
Vokrouhlicky David
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