Unifying accretion and ejection in black hole X-ray binaries
- đ¤ Speaker: Greg Marcel
- đ Date & Time: Wednesday 17 November 2021, 13:45 - 14:15
- đ Venue: The Hoyle Lecture Theatre + Zoom
Abstract
The life cycles of black hole X-ray binaries has been observed for 50 years and yet it remains a mystery. I will introduce and explain the many different features that black hole X-ray binaries show and will highlight how little we understand to this day. I will then introduce and show the results of my own paradigm to try to explain two of its major components: the accretion disk and the jets. If time allows, I will also compare this view to another important element: quasi-periodic oscillations. I will discuss the agreement of my model with them, as well as if the most prominent model of the literature (Lense-Thirring precession) fits within my model.
Series This talk is part of the Institute of Astronomy Seminars series.
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Greg Marcel
Wednesday 17 November 2021, 13:45-14:15