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Accretion Disk Physics

Accretion Disk Physics is a theoretical framework within high-energy astrophysics that describes the dynamical, radiative, and magnetohydrodynamic processes governing matter as it spirals inward through a rotating disk around a compact gravitational object.

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Hydromagnetic flows from accretion discs and the production of radio jets

R. D. Blandford, D. G. Payne · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1982 · 4.1K citations · Full text

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Instability, turbulence, and enhanced transport in accretion disks

Steven A. Balbus, John F. Hawley · Reviews of Modern Physics · 1998 · 2.6K citations

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Gamma-ray bursts from stellar mass accretion disks around black holes

S. E. Woosley · The Astrophysical Journal · 1993 · 2.5K citations

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Accretion Discs in Astrophysics

J. E. Pringle · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 1981 · 2.2K citations

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Advection-dominated Accretion: Underfed Black Holes and Neutron Stars

Ramesh Narayan, Insu Yi · The Astrophysical Journal · 1995 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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  1. RN
    Ramesh Narayan

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    39 publications · 7.7K citations

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  2. MA
    M. A. Abramowicz

    Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Poland

    36 publications · 5K citations

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  3. JC
    J. C. B. Papaloizou

    Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

    38 publications · 4.9K citations

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  4. AC
    A. C. Fabian

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    38 publications · 3.9K citations

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  5. LH
    Lee Hartmann

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    32 publications · 4.9K citations

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  1. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    94 h-index

    655 publications

    71.5K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    64 h-index

    548 publications

    32.2K citations

  3. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    61 h-index

    207 publications

    21K citations

  4. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    61 h-index

    434 publications

    38.8K citations

  5. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    61 h-index

    386 publications

    26.1K citations

  6. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    58 h-index

    231 publications

    16.5K citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    54 h-index

    202 publications

    18.7K citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    54 h-index

    165 publications

    18.5K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 1.7K publications · 146.2K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    544 publications · 41.2K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    361 publications · 19.5K citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    134 publications · 6K citations

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  5. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

    Repository · 87 publications · 4.9K citations

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