Gravitomagnetic Acceleration of Black Hole Accretion Disk Matter to Polar Jets

ORAL

Abstract

It is shown that the motion of the neutral masses in an accretion disk orbiting a black hole creates a magnetic-like (gravitomagnetic) field that vertically accelerates neutral particles near the accretion disk away from the disk and then inward toward the axis of the accretion disk. Moreover, as the accelerated material nears the axis, a frame-dragging effect twists the trajectories around the axis thus contributing to the formation of a narrow polar jet emanating from the poles.

Authors

  • John Poirier

    University of Notre Dame

  • Grant Mathews

    University of Notre Dame, U. Notre Dame