THE PERIODICITY ANALYSIS OF THE LIGHT CURVE OF PKS 0735+178 AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ITS CENTRAL STRUCTURE

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (04) ◽  
pp. 771-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. X. DING ◽  
G. Z. XIE ◽  
E. W. LIANG ◽  
S. B. ZHOU ◽  
L. MA
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Light Curve ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Binary Black Hole ◽  
Periodicity Analysis ◽  
Power Spectrum Method ◽  
Hole Model ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Good Agreement

The observation data in the B band for BL Lacerate object PKS 0735+178 during 1970–1998 from twenty two publications have been compiled into a light curve. The light curve shows that PKS 0735+178 is very active and exhibits very complicated non-sinusoidal variations. Using both Jurkevich's method and Power spectrum method to analyze these data we have found two periods of 5.26±0.98 years and 1.24±0.05 years for the outbursts in PKS 0735+178. It is of interest to note that the results of the two methods are the same (almost). In addition, these values are in good agreement with the results found by Smith et al.47 and Webb et al.61 We also apply the binary black hole model to explain the central structure of this object and obtain the masses of the primary and secondary black holes are 1.7×109M⊙ and 2.88×107M⊙ respectively. It should be monitored in future to obtain more data for further analysis to test the hypothesis.

scholarly journals Calibrating the binary black hole population in nuclear star clusters through tidal disruption events

2020 ◽  
Vol 500 (4) ◽  
pp. 4307-4318
Author(s):  
Giacomo Fragione ◽  
Rosalba Perna ◽  
Abraham Loeb
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Star Clusters ◽  
Mass Function ◽  
Intermediate Mass ◽  
Tidal Disruption ◽  
Scientific Question ◽  
Binary Black Hole ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Optical Transient

ABSTRACT As the sensitivity of gravitational wave (GW) instruments improves and new networks start operating, hundreds of merging stellar-mass black holes (SBHs) and intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) are expected to be observed in the next few years. The origin and distribution of SBH and IMBH binaries in various dynamical environments is a fundamental scientific question in GW astronomy. In this paper, we discuss ways tidal disruption events (TDEs) may provide a unique electromagnetic window into the assembly and merger of binary SBHs and IMBHs in nuclear star clusters (NSCs). We discuss how the host NSC mass and density and the slope of the BH mass function set the orbital properties and the masses of the binaries that undergo a TDE. For typical NSC properties, we predict a TDE rate of ∼10−6–10−7 yr−1 per galaxy. The light curve of TDEs in NSCs could be interrupted and modulated by the companion BH on the orbital period of the binary. These should be readily detectable by optical transient surveys such as the Zwicky Transient Facility and LSST.

scholarly journals The 2020 April–June super-outburst of OJ 287 and its long-term multiwavelength light curve with Swift: binary supermassive black hole and jet activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 498 (1) ◽  
pp. L35-L39 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Komossa ◽  
D Grupe ◽  
M L Parker ◽  
M J Valtonen ◽  
J L Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Light Curve ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Binary Black Hole ◽  
Energy Part ◽  
Inverse Compton ◽  
Hole Model ◽  
Multiple Episodes

ABSTRACT We report detection of a very bright X-ray–UV–optical outburst of OJ 287 in 2020 April–June, the second brightest since the beginning of our Swift multiyear monitoring in late 2015. It is shown that the outburst is predominantly powered by jet emission. Optical–UV–X-rays are closely correlated, and the low-energy part of the XMM–Newton spectrum displays an exceptionally soft emission component consistent with a synchrotron origin. A much harder X-ray power-law component (Γx = 2.4, still relatively steep when compared to expectations from inverse Compton models) is detected out to 70 keV by NuSTAR. We find evidence for reprocessing around the Fe region, consistent with an absorption line. If confirmed, it implies matter in outflow at ∼0.1c. The multiyear Swift light curve shows multiple episodes of flaring or dipping with a total amplitude of variability of a factor of 10 in X-rays, and 15 in the optical–UV. The 2020 outburst observations are consistent with an after-flare predicted by the binary black hole model of OJ 287, where the disc impact of the secondary black hole triggers time-delayed accretion and jet activity of the primary black hole.

scholarly journals LAST ORBITS OF BINARY BLACK HOLES

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 2689-2693 ◽  
Author(s):  
ÉRIC GOURGOULHON ◽  
PHILIPPE GRANDCLÉMENT ◽  
SILVANO BONAZZOLA
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Circular Orbit ◽  
Killing Vector ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Binary Black Holes ◽  
Binary Black Hole ◽  
Stable Circular Orbit ◽  
Innermost Stable Circular Orbit ◽  
Good Agreement

Binary black hole systems in the pre-coalescence stage are numerically constructed by demanding that the associated spacetime admits a helical Killing vector. Comparison with third order post-Newtonian calculations indicates a rather good agreement until the innermost stable circular orbit.

A NEW ANALYSIS OF THE MEDIUM-TIMESCALE PERIODICITY IN S5 0716+714

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (04) ◽  
pp. 659-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. MA ◽  
G. Z. XIE ◽  
S. B. ZHOU ◽  
L. E. CHEN ◽  
S. X. DING ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Spectrum ◽  
Light Curve ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Spectrum Method ◽  
Bl Lac ◽  
Power Spectrum Method ◽  
Good Agreement

In this paper, we have collected the available observation data of BL Lac S5 0716+714 in I-band from published literature during 1994 to 2000. The light curve shows S5 0716+714 is very active and very complicated non-sinusoidal variations. We studied its medium-timescale periodicity using the Jurkevich and power spectrum method to search for the possible medium-timescale periods and found that one possible medium-timescale periodic with a period of around 14±0.1 day is obtained for S5 0716+714. It is interesting to note that these results are in good agreement with the previous results by Impey et al. (2000) and Qian et al. (2002), and this work provides a new analysis and evidence of the medium-timescale periodicity in BL Lac S5 0716+714. The helical jet model seems to be more reasonable for explaining our results than other models.

scholarly journals Toward Precision Measurement of Central Black Hole Masses

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (S267) ◽  
pp. 151-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley M. Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Host Galaxy ◽  
Reverberation Mapping ◽  
Line Region ◽  
The Masses ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Black Hole Masses ◽  
Intrinsic Scatter ◽  
Direct And Indirect Methods

AbstractWe review briefly direct and indirect methods of measuring the masses of black holes in galactic nuclei, and then focus attention on supermassive black holes in active nuclei, with special attention to results from reverberation mapping and their limitations. We find that the intrinsic scatter in the relationship between the AGN luminosity and the broad-line region size is very small, ~0.11 dex, comparable to the uncertainties in the better reverberation measurements. We also find that the relationship between reverberation-based black hole masses and host-galaxy bulge luminosities also seems to have surprisingly little intrinsic scatter, ~0.17 dex. We note, however, that there are still potential systematics that could affect the overall mass calibration at the level of a factor of a few.

scholarly journals Mimicking Black Holes in General Relativity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Berry
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
General Relativity ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Thin Shell ◽  
Classical General Relativity ◽  
Regular Black Hole ◽  
Regular Black Holes ◽  
Traversable Wormholes ◽  
Hole Model ◽  
Linearised Stability

<p><b>The central theme of this thesis is the study and analysis of black hole mimickers. The concept of a black hole mimicker is introduced, and various mimicker spacetime models are examined within the framework of classical general relativity. The mimickers examined fall into the classes of regular black holes and traversable wormholes under spherical symmetry. The regular black holes examined can be further categorised as static spacetimes, however the traversable wormhole is allowed to have a dynamic (non-static) throat. Astrophysical observables are calculated for a recently proposed regular black hole model containing an exponential suppression of the Misner-Sharp quasi-local mass. This same regular black hole model is then used to construct a wormhole via the "cut-and-paste" technique. The resulting wormhole is then analysed within the Darmois-Israel thin-shell formalism, and a linearised stability analysis of the (dynamic) wormhole throat is undertaken. Yet another regular black hole model spacetime is proposed, extending a previous work which attempted to construct a regular black hole through a quantum "deformation" of the Schwarzschild spacetime. The resulting spacetime is again analysed within the framework of classical general relativity. </b></p><p>In addition to the study of black hole mimickers, I start with a brief overview of the theory of special relativity where a new and novel result is presented for the combination of relativistic velocities in general directions using quaternions. This is succeed by an introduction to concepts in differential geometry needed for the successive introduction to the theory of general relativity. A thorough discussion of the concept of spacetime singularities is then provided, before analysing the specific black hole mimickers discussed above.</p>

scholarly journals Self-Regular Black Holes Quantized by means of an Analogue to Hydrogen Atoms

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Liu ◽  
Yan-Gang Miao ◽  
Yu-Mei Wu ◽  
Yu-Hao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Mass Density ◽  
Hydrogen Atoms ◽  
Quantum Black Hole ◽  
Extreme Black Hole ◽  
Angular Momenta ◽  
Probability Densities ◽  
Hoop Conjecture ◽  
Hole Model

We suggest a quantum black hole model that is based on an analogue to hydrogen atoms. A self-regular Schwarzschild-AdS black hole is investigated, where the mass density of the extreme black hole is given by the probability density of the ground state of hydrogen atoms and the mass densities of nonextreme black holes are given by the probability densities of excited states with no angular momenta. Such an analogue is inclined to adopt quantization of black hole horizons. In this way, the total mass of black holes is quantized. Furthermore, the quantum hoop conjecture and the Correspondence Principle are discussed.

Reflective black holes

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150200
Author(s):  
Revaz Beradze ◽  
Merab Gogberashvili ◽  
Lasha Pantskhava
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Gamma Ray Bursts ◽  
Radio Bursts ◽  
Hole Model

In this paper, a brief analysis of repeated and overlapped gamma-ray bursts, fast radio bursts and gravitational waves is done. These signals may not be emitted by isolated cataclysmic events and we suggest interpreting some of them within the impenetrable black hole model, as the radiation reflected and amplified by the black hole horizons.

scholarly journals The astrophysical odds of GW151216

2020 ◽  
Vol 498 (2) ◽  
pp. 1905-1910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Ashton ◽  
Eric Thrane
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Bayesian Method ◽  
Massive Stars ◽  
Stellar Mass ◽  
Population Analyses ◽  
Wave Detection ◽  
Binary Black Hole ◽  
Bona Fide

ABSTRACT The gravitational-wave candidate GW151216 is a proposed binary black hole event from the first observing run of the Advanced LIGO detectors. Not identified as a bona fide signal by the LIGO–Virgo collaboration, there is disagreement as to its authenticity, which is quantified by pastro, the probability that the event is astrophysical in origin. Previous estimates of pastro from different groups range from 0.18 to 0.71, making it unclear whether this event should be included in population analyses, which typically require pastro &gt; 0.5. Whether GW151216 is an astrophysical signal or not has implications for the population properties of stellar-mass black holes and hence the evolution of massive stars. Using the astrophysical odds, a Bayesian method that uses the signal coherence between detectors and a parametrized model of non-astrophysical detector noise, we find that pastro = 0.03, suggesting that GW151216 is unlikely to be a genuine signal. We also analyse GW150914 (the first gravitational-wave detection) and GW151012 (initially considered to be an ambiguous detection) and find pastro values of 1 and 0.997, respectively. We argue that the astrophysical odds presented here improve upon traditional methods for distinguishing signals from noise.

scholarly journals Can a false vacuum bubble remove the singularity inside a black hole?

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suddhasattwa Brahma ◽  
Dong-han Yeom
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Thin Shell ◽  
Apparent Horizon ◽  
False Vacuum ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Singularity Formation ◽  
Null Direction ◽  
Singularity Resolution ◽  
Hole Model

Abstract We investigate a regular black hole model with a de Sitter-like core at its center. This type of a black hole model with a false vacuum core was introduced with the hope of singularity-resolution and is a common feature shared by many regular black holes. In this paper, we examine this claim of a singularity-free black hole by employing the thin-shell formalism, and exploring its dynamics, within the Vaidya approximation. We find that during gravitational collapse, the shell necessarily moves along a space-like direction. More interestingly, during the evaporation phase, the shell and the outer apparent horizon approach each other but, unless the evaporation takes place very rapidly, the approaching tendency is too slow to avoid singularity-formation. This shows that albeit a false vacuum core may remove the singularity along the ingoing null direction, there still exists a singularity along the outgoing null direction, unless the evaporation is very strong.

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