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Radiative Accretion Processes

Radiative Accretion Processes is a theoretical framework in astrophysics that describes the mechanisms by which gravitational energy released during matter inflow onto compact objects is converted into electromagnetic radiation through dissipative processes in the accretion flow.

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472

On the fate of gas accreting at a low rate on to a black hole

R. D. Blandford, Mitchell C. Begelman · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1999 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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<i>Accretion Power in Astrophysics</i>

Juhan Frank, A. R. King, D. J. Raine et al. · Physics Today · 1986 · 1.3K citations

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Sources of Gravitational Radiation

Patrick J. McCarthy · Physics Bulletin · 1980 · 749 citations

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Nonthermal Electrons in Radiatively Inefficient Accretion Flow Models of Sagittarius A*

The Astrophysical Journal · 2003 · 703 citations · Full text

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Spectral Properties of Accretion Disks around Galactic and Extragalactic Black Holes

The Astrophysical Journal · 1995 · 530 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. AC
    A. C. Fabian

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    13 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. RN
    Ramesh Narayan

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    12 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. JP
    Jeremiah P. Ostriker

    Princeton University, United States

    11 publications · 543 citations

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  4. MC
    Mitchell C. Begelman

    Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, United States

    9 publications · 2.5K citations

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  5. KI
    Kohei Inayoshi

    Peking University, China

    8 publications · 480 citations

    8

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Institutions

459

  1. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    30 h-index

    81 publications

    7.9K citations

  2. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    22 h-index

    26 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    20 h-index

    74 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    18 h-index

    26 publications

    3.3K citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    17 h-index

    40 publications

    4.9K citations

  6. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    16 h-index

    27 publications

    2.4K citations

  7. Shanghai Astronomical Observatory

    Shanghai, China

    16 h-index

    37 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. Institute of Astronomy

    Moscow, Russia

    15 h-index

    24 publications

    3.5K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 157 publications · 11.7K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    115 publications · 9.6K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    38 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    13 publications · 856 citations

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

    Repository · 12 publications · 1.1K citations

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