Astrophysical Black holes: An Explanation for the Galaxy Quenching

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Main Authors: Trivedi, Jay Verma, Joshi, Pankaj S., Gopal-Krishna, Biermann, Peter L.
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Published: 2025
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author Trivedi, Jay Verma
Joshi, Pankaj S.
Gopal-Krishna
Biermann, Peter L.
author_facet Trivedi, Jay Verma
Joshi, Pankaj S.
Gopal-Krishna
Biermann, Peter L.
contents In light of increasing observational evidence supporting the existence of ultra-compact objects, we adopt the term astrophysical black hole to refer to any object having a huge mass confined within a sufficiently small region of spacetime. This terminology encompasses both the classical black hole solutions predicted by general relativity, as well as alternative compact objects that may not possess an event horizon. We propose models of Astrophysical Black holes (ABHs) without event horizons (EHs), as a more viable explanation for the long-term quenching phenomenon in galaxies. At the same time, the short-term quenching is explained here in terms of an efficient feedback expected in the models of stellar-mass astrophysical black holes (StMABHs). We have calculated the radiative flux from the disk in a general spherically symmetric metric background and used it to contrast the distinctive features of the BHs and ABHs scenarios. We demonstrate the relative ease of wind generation from the accretion disk surrounding an ABH without an event horizon, compared to a BH, and highlight the significant strength of these winds. The nature of the feedbacks arising from accretion onto a BH and an ABH in the `quasar' and `radio' modes are compared and some possible observational signatures of the StMABHs are pointed out.
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spellingShingle Astrophysical Black holes: An Explanation for the Galaxy Quenching
Trivedi, Jay Verma
Joshi, Pankaj S.
Gopal-Krishna
Biermann, Peter L.
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Astrophysics of Galaxies
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
In light of increasing observational evidence supporting the existence of ultra-compact objects, we adopt the term astrophysical black hole to refer to any object having a huge mass confined within a sufficiently small region of spacetime. This terminology encompasses both the classical black hole solutions predicted by general relativity, as well as alternative compact objects that may not possess an event horizon. We propose models of Astrophysical Black holes (ABHs) without event horizons (EHs), as a more viable explanation for the long-term quenching phenomenon in galaxies. At the same time, the short-term quenching is explained here in terms of an efficient feedback expected in the models of stellar-mass astrophysical black holes (StMABHs). We have calculated the radiative flux from the disk in a general spherically symmetric metric background and used it to contrast the distinctive features of the BHs and ABHs scenarios. We demonstrate the relative ease of wind generation from the accretion disk surrounding an ABH without an event horizon, compared to a BH, and highlight the significant strength of these winds. The nature of the feedbacks arising from accretion onto a BH and an ABH in the `quasar' and `radio' modes are compared and some possible observational signatures of the StMABHs are pointed out.
title Astrophysical Black holes: An Explanation for the Galaxy Quenching
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Astrophysics of Galaxies
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.00899