Rethinking Black Hole Accretion
I study how plasma physics shapes the radiation and outflows of accreting black holes, from stellar-mass systems to the supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies. Combining analytic models with global fluid and kinetic particle simulations, I connect the heating, cooling, and acceleration of individual particles to the structure and evolution of accretion flows. My goal is to understand when X-ray coronae emerge, what triggers relativistic jets, and how reliably the light we observe reveals the properties of black holes.
Inner Accretion Disk Structure
How does plasma thermodynamics shape the inner accretion disk and the light we use to probe black hole spacetime?
Explore this theme →Dissipation in Magnetized Plasmas
How do magnetized plasmas divide their energy between radiation, outflows, and energetic particles?
Explore this theme →Coronae, Winds, and Jets
How do the inner disk and corona connect to the launching and evolution of winds and relativistic jets?
Explore this theme →Multiwavelength Signatures
What can observations across the electromagnetic spectrum reveal about black hole accretion and outflows?
Explore this theme →Research Notes
For more on a specific research project, check out my research notes. Note that I have not updated these for several years.