2 papers
astro-ph2005
Magnetic Fields, Accretion, and the Central Engine of Gamma-Ray Bursts
A. R. King
I briefly review magnetic effects in accretion physics, and then go on to discuss a possible central engine for gamma-ray bursts. A rotating black hole immersed in a non-axisymmetr…
astro-ph2003
Black Hole Winds
A. R. King, K. A. Pounds
We show that black holes accreting at or above the Eddington rate probably produce winds which are optically thick in the continuum, whether in quasars or X-ray binaries. The photo…