Observational Evidence of Spin-induced Precession in Active Galactic Nuclei
- 27 October 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 616 (2) , L99-L102
- https://doi.org/10.1086/426863
Abstract
We show that it is possible to explain the physical origin of jet precession in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) through the misalignment between the rotation axes of the accretion disk and of the Kerr black hole. We apply this scenario to quasars, Seyfert galaxies and also to the Galactic Center black hole Sgr A*, for which signatures of either jet or disk precession have been found. The formalism adopted is parameterized by the ratio of the precession period to the black hole mass and can be used to put constraints to the physical properties of the accretion disk as well as to the black hole spin in those systems.Keywords
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