Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-11-15
Astrophys.J.693:670-676,2009
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted by ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1088/0004-637X/693/1/670
We show that there exists a maximal possible accretion rate, beyond which global slim disk solutions cannot be constructed because in the vertical direction the gravitational force would be unable to balance the pressure force to gather the accreted matter. The principle for this restriction is the same as that for the Eddington luminosity and the corresponding critical accretion rate, which were derived for spherical accretion by considering the same force balance in the radial direction. If the assumption of hydrostatic equilibrium is waived and vertical motion is included, this restriction may become even more serious as the value of the maximal possible accretion rate becomes smaller. Previous understanding in the literature that global slim disk solutions could stand for any large accretion rates is due to the overestimation of the vertical gravitational force by using an approximate potential. For accretion flows with large accretion rates at large radii, outflows seem unavoidable in order for the accretion flow to reduce the accretion rate and follow a global solution till the central black hole.
Gu Wei-Min
Jiao Cheng-Liang
Lu Ju-Fu
Xue Li
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