Astrophysics and Space Science: From X-Ray Binaries to Quasars: Black Holes on all Mass Scales

Cover......Page 1
ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE......Page 2
FROM X-RAY BINARIES TO QUASARS:\rBLACK HOLES ON ALL MASS SCALES......Page 4
ISBN 9781402040849......Page 5
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 6
2. The Model......Page 9
3. Jets as a Function of X-Ray State: New Perspectives......Page 10
4. Increasing Jet Velocity in Outburst?......Page 12
5. Radio Emission and Jet Power......Page 13
6. Internal Shocks......Page 14
7. Towards a Unified Model......Page 15
9. And Afterwards . . .......Page 19
References......Page 20
1. Introduction......Page 23
2. A New Diagnostic Tool for Accreting Black Holes......Page 24
3. Constraints on the X-Ray Emission Mechanism......Page 26
References......Page 29
1. Introduction......Page 31
2. Radio-Loud AGN......Page 32
3. Radio-Quiet AGN......Page 33
4. Conclusions......Page 36
References......Page 37
1. Introduction......Page 39
3. The Energy Reservoir Model......Page 40
4. Jet Dominance in XTE J1118+480 and Other Low-Luminosity Sources......Page 44
References......Page 45
1. Introduction......Page 47
2. The Long-Term Behavior of 3C 120......Page 48
4. Discussion and Conclusions......Page 50
References......Page 52
1. Introduction: Unified Pictures......Page 53
2. Unification by Mass and Accretion Rate......Page 54
3. Scale Invariance and Jet Dominance in Black Hole Accretors......Page 57
4. Accretion Mode Changes......Page 59
References......Page 61
1. Introduction: The ‘Black Hole Problem’......Page 63
2. Basics of Magnetically Dominated Accretion Flows......Page 65
3. Discussion......Page 68
4. Conclusions......Page 71
References......Page 72
2. Common X-ray Spectral Signatures in Stellar\rand Supermassive Black Holes......Page 75
3. The Role of High-Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy for Building the\rPhenomenology Towards Self-Consistent Physical Models of Black Hole\rSystems......Page 77
References......Page 78
1. Introduction......Page 79
2. Strong Gravitational Effects in X-ray Spectra......Page 80
3. Constraining Black Hole Spin with X-ray Spectroscopy......Page 81
4. The Exotic Astrophysics of Spinning Black Holes......Page 83
5. Conclusion and the Future of Black Hole Studies......Page 85
References......Page 86
1. Introduction......Page 89
2. XMM Observations and Spectral Fitting......Page 90
3. Discussion......Page 92
References......Page 93
1. Introduction......Page 95
2. Calculating Relativistic Line Profiles......Page 97
3. The Role of Angular Emissivity and Black Hole Spin......Page 98
4. The Contribution of Higher Order Images......Page 100
5. Conclusion......Page 102
References......Page 103
1. Introduction......Page 105
2. MCG-6-30-15......Page 106
3. Galactic Black Hole Binaries and NLS1......Page 109
4. Broad-Line-Free Sources......Page 110
5. Generalization of the Light-Bending Model......Page 111
References......Page 112
2. State Definitions......Page 115
3. Global Evolution......Page 116
4. A Detailed Look at the States......Page 118
5. Discussion......Page 123
References......Page 125
2. The EXOSAT Era......Page 127
4. XMM-Newton Results: High Frequency Power Spectra......Page 128
5. XMM-Newton Results: High Frequency Cross Spectrum......Page 129
7. Comparison with GBHCs......Page 130
8. Implications for the Emission Processes......Page 131
References......Page 132
1. Introduction......Page 135
2. Nearly Circular Geodesic Motion: Newton’s Theory......Page 136
3. Stationary, Axially Symmetric Spacetimes......Page 139
4. The Four Easy Pieces......Page 141
5. Practical Calculations......Page 142
References......Page 144
1. Introduction......Page 145
3. Results and Discussion......Page 146
4. Caveats and Cautions......Page 148
Acknowledgements......Page 149
References......Page 150
1. Introduction......Page 151
3. Neutron-Star kHz QPOs......Page 152
4. Mechanisms of Modulation of the Light Curve......Page 153
References......Page 155
1. Introduction......Page 157
2. High-Frequency Phenomena......Page 158
3. Low-Frequency Phenomena......Page 160
4. Frequency–Frequency Correlations......Page 161
References......Page 164
1. Introduction......Page 167
2. Observations of GX 339-4......Page 168
3. A Rant on the Nature of Evil......Page 169
4. Radio-to-X-Ray Break Energy Correlations......Page 170
5. Radio/X-Ray Correlations in Cyg X-1......Page 171
6. Summary......Page 172
Acknowledgments......Page 173
References......Page 174
1. Introduction......Page 175
2. Galactic Black Hole Binary Systems......Page 176
3. Quantitative Models of the X-ray Spectra of GBH......Page 178
4. Application to Supermassive Black Holes......Page 179
5. Additional Complexity in AGN Spectra?......Page 181
6. Conclusions......Page 182
References......Page 183
1. Introduction......Page 185
2. Advection-Dominated Accretion Flow......Page 186
3. Role of Jets......Page 190
Acknowledgement......Page 194
References......Page 195
1. Introduction......Page 197
2. Model Background......Page 198
3. Results......Page 200
4. Discussion......Page 201
Acknowledgements......Page 202
References......Page 203
1. Introduction......Page 205
3. Results......Page 208
4. Discussion......Page 212
References......Page 215
1. Introduction......Page 219
2. Low Power Unification......Page 220
3. Radio/X-ray Correlation Used to Diagnose Black Holes......Page 221
4. Towards the High State......Page 222
5. Conclusions......Page 224
References......Page 225
2. Observational Properties of Low-Luminosity AGNs......Page 227
3. A Physical Picture of the Central Engine......Page 230
References......Page 232
1. Introduction to ULXs......Page 235
2. Evidence for IMBHs in ULXs......Page 236
3. On the Robustness of Evidence for IMBHs in ULXs......Page 238
4. Future Prospects......Page 243
5. Summary......Page 244
References......Page 245
1. Introduction......Page 247
2. Methodology......Page 249
3. Applications to Globular Clusters......Page 250
4. Applications to Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies......Page 251
References......Page 252
1. Introduction......Page 255
2. Early Core Collapse and the Growth of an Intermediate\rMass Black Hole......Page 256
3. The Evolution of the Intermediate Mass Black Hole Binary......Page 257
Acknowledgments......Page 260
1. Introduction......Page 263
2. Production of High-Energy Gamma-Rays in Sgr A∗......Page 264
3. Diffuse Gamma Radiation of Runaway Protons......Page 268
4. Summary......Page 271
References......Page 273
2. AGNs as γ-Ray Sources......Page 275
3. X-ray Binaries and Microquasars......Page 276
4. Microquasars Associated with EGRET Sources......Page 277
5. VHE γ-ray Sources......Page 279
References......Page 281
1. Introduction: Relativistic Ejections from X-ray Binaries......Page 283
3. Large Scale Decelerating X-ray Jets In XTE J1550−564......Page 284
4. A Large Scale Fossil X-ray Jet in 4U 1755−33......Page 286
5. Further Large Scales Jets in Microquasars......Page 287
References......Page 289
1. A Primer in Large-Scale Radio Structures Caused by Jets......Page 291
3. Identification of the Jet Impact Sites......Page 293
4. Implications of Our Identification......Page 295
References......Page 296