Non-axisymmetric instabilities in shocked accretion flows with differential rotation

Details Non-axisymmetric instabilities in shocked accretion flows with differential rotation Non-axisymmetric instabilities in shocked accretion flows with differential rotation

2003-07-02

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0307047v1

Astron.Astrophys.409:1-8,2003

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

9 pages, 9 figures, accepted by A&A

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20031080

The linear stability of a shocked isothermal accretion flow onto a black hole is investigated in the inviscid limit. The outer shock solution, which was previously found to be stable with respect to axisymmetric perturbations, is, however, generally unstable to non-axisymmetric ones. Eigenmodes and growth rates are obtained by numerical integration of the linearized equations. The mechanism of this instability is based on the cycle of acoustic waves between their corotation radius and the shock. It is a form of the Papaloizou-Pringle instability, modified by advection and the presence of the shock. As such it can be generalized to non isothermal shocked accretion flows. Blobs and vortices are generated by the shock as a by-product of the instability.

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