Work

General relativistic radiative transfer: formulation and emission from structured tori around black holes

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Aims. We aim to construct a general relativistic radiative transfer formulation, applicable to particles with or without mass in astrophysical settings, wherein ray-tracing calculations can be performed for arbitrary geodesics for a given space-time geometry.

Source: Astronomy and Astrophysics

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219599

Authors: Z. Younsi, K. Wu, S. V. Fuerst

Institutions: University College London, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Science and Technology Facilities Council

Award: G6618757282