A toroidal black hole for the AGN phenomenon

Authors
Pompilio, F Harun-or-Rashid, SM Roos, M
Citation
F. Pompilio et al., A toroidal black hole for the AGN phenomenon, ASTRON ASTR, 362(3), 2000, pp. 865-870
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
ISSN journal
00046361 → ACNP
Volume
362
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
865 - 870
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6361(200010)362:3<865:ATBHFT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A new approach to the study of the AGN phenomenon is proposed, in which the nucleus activity is related to the metric of the inner massive black hole. The possibility of a Toroidal Black Hole (TBH), in contrast to the usual S pherical Black Hole (SBH), is discussed as a powerful tool in understanding AGN related phenomena, such as the energetics, the production of jets and the acceleration of particles, the shape of the magnetic field and the life time of nucleus activity.