[PDF][PDF] Fundamental physics opportunities with the next-generation event horizon telescope

D Ayzenberg, L Blackburn, R Brito… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Abstract The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration recently published the first
images of the supermassive black holes in the cores of the Messier 87 and Milky Way …

First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. VIII. Physical Interpretation of the Polarized Ring

K Akiyama, A Alberdi, W Alef, JC Algaba… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In a companion paper, we present the first spatially resolved polarized image of Sagittarius
A* on event horizon scales, captured using the Event Horizon Telescope, a global very long …

Hot spots around Sagittarius A*-Joint fits to astrometry and polarimetry

AI Yfantis, M Wielgus, M Mościbrodzka - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Observations of Sagittarius A*(Sgr A*) in the near-infrared (NIR) show irregular
flaring activity. Flares coincide with the astrometric rotation of the brightness centroid and …

Multifrequency Analysis of Favored Models for the Messier 87* Accretion Flow

DCM Palumbo, M Bauböck… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The polarized images of the supermassive black hole Messier 87*(M87*) produced by the
Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) provide a direct view of the near-horizon emission from a …

Explanation for the Absence of Secondary Peaks in Black Hole Light Curve Autocorrelations

A Cárdenas-Avendaño, C Gammie, A Lupsasca - Physical review letters, 2024 - APS
The observed radiation from hot gas accreting onto a black hole depends on both the details
of the flow and the spacetime geometry. The lensing behavior of a black hole produces a …

Fitting the light curves of Sagittarius A* with a hot-spot model-Bayesian modeling of QU loops in the millimeter band

AI Yfantis, MA Mościbrodzka, M Wielgus… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Sagittarius A*(Sgr A*) exhibits frequent flaring activity across the electromagnetic
spectrum. Signatures of an orbiting hot spot have been identified in the polarized millimeter …

Mid-Range Science Objectives for the Event Horizon Telescope

Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The first images of the black holes in Sagittarius A* and M87* have created a wide range of
new scientific opportunities in gravitational physics, compact objects, and relativistic …

A Survey of General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Models for Black Hole Accretion Systems

V Dhruv, B Prather, G Wong, CF Gammie - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamics (GRMHD) simulations are an indispensable
tool in studying accretion onto compact objects. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) …

Hotspots and photon rings in spherically symmetric space–times

P Kocherlakota, L Rezzolla, R Roy… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Future black hole (BH) imaging observations are expected to resolve finer features
corresponding to higher order images of hotspots and of the horizon-scale accretion flow. In …

Hotspots and Photon Rings in Schwarzschild Black Hole Spacetimes

P Kocherlakota, L Rezzolla, R Roy… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Future black hole (BH) imaging observations with better sensitivity and angular resolution
are expected to resolve finer features corresponding to higher-order images of both hotspots …