Accretion Flows: The Role of the Outer Boundary Condition
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- 10 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 521 (1) , L55-L58
- https://doi.org/10.1086/312173
Abstract
We investigate the influences of the outer boundary conditions on the structure of an optically thin accretion flow. We find that the outer boundary condition plays an important role in determining the topological structure and the profiles of the density and temperature of the solutions. Therefore, it should be regarded as a new parameter in the accretion model.Keywords
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