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On the hydrodynamics of steady black hole accretion

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We study the stationary and axisymmetric flow of a perfect fluid accreted by a Kerr black hole. The equations for the flow lines are obtained. Explicit solutions are found in the case when the fluid has an equation of state pressure = energy density.

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  1. Groupe d'Astrophysique Relativiste, Observatoire de Paris, 92190, Meudon, France

    S. Hacyan

  2. Instituto de Astronomia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, A.P. 70-264, Mexico 20, DF

    S. Hacyan

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Supported in part by CONACYT (Mexico).

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Hacyan, S. On the hydrodynamics of steady black hole accretion. Gen Relat Gravit 13, 57–66 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00766298

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