General relativistic polarized radiative transfer: building a dynamics-observations interface

Abstract

The rising amount of polarized observations of relativistic sources requires the correct theory for proper model fitting. The equations for general relativistic (GR) polarized radiative transfer are derived starting from the Boltzmann equation and basic ideas of general relativity. The derivation is aimed at providing a practical guide to reproducing the synchrotron part of radio & sub-mm emission from low luminosity active galactic nuclei (LLAGNs), in particular Sgr A*, and jets. The recipe for fast exact calculation of cyclo-synchrotron emissivities, absorptivities, Faraday rotation and conversion coefficients is given for isotropic particle distributions. The multitude of physical effects influencing simulated spectrum is discussed. The application of the prescribed technique is necessary to determine the black hole (BH) spin in LLAGNs, constraining it with all observations of total flux, linear and circular polarization fractions, and electric vector position angle as functions of the observed frequency.

9 pages, 3 figures, accepted by MNRAS

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