Circumbinary accretion: From binary stars to massive binary black holes
We review recent works on the dynamics of circumbinary accretion, including time variability,
angular momentum transfer between the disk and the binary, and the secular evolution of …
angular momentum transfer between the disk and the binary, and the secular evolution of …
Electromagnetic counterparts to massive black-hole mergers
The next two decades are expected to open the door to the first coincident detections of
electromagnetic (EM) and gravitational-wave (GW) signatures associated with massive …
electromagnetic (EM) and gravitational-wave (GW) signatures associated with massive …
Orbital evolution of binaries in circumbinary discs
M Siwek, R Weinberger… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We present the to-date largest parameter space exploration of binaries in circumbinary discs
(CBDs), deriving orbital evolution prescriptions for eccentric, unequal mass binaries from our …
(CBDs), deriving orbital evolution prescriptions for eccentric, unequal mass binaries from our …
Long-term evolution of binary orbits induced by circumbinary disks
Circumbinary disks are found in a variety of astrophysical scenarios, spanning binary star
formation to accreting supermassive black hole binaries. Depending on the characteristics of …
formation to accreting supermassive black hole binaries. Depending on the characteristics of …
The Decoupling of Binaries from Their Circumbinary Disks
We have investigated, both analytically and numerically, accreting supermassive black hole
binaries as they inspiral due to gravitational radiation to elucidate the decoupling of binaries …
binaries as they inspiral due to gravitational radiation to elucidate the decoupling of binaries …
A survey of disc thickness and viscosity in circumbinary accretion: Binary evolution, variability, and disc morphology
AJ Dittmann, G Ryan - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Much of the parameter space relevant to the evolution of astrophysical circumbinary
accretion discs remains unexplored. We have carried out a suite of circumbinary disc …
accretion discs remains unexplored. We have carried out a suite of circumbinary disc …
Eccentric binaries in retrograde discs
C Tiede, DJ D'Orazio - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Modern numerical hydrodynamics tools have recently enabled detailed examinations of
binaries accreting from prograde circumbinary discs. These have reframed the current …
binaries accreting from prograde circumbinary discs. These have reframed the current …
Preferential accretion and circumbinary disc precession in eccentric binary systems
We present a suite of high-resolution hydrodynamic simulations of binaries immersed in
circumbinary accretion discs (CBDs). For the first time, we investigate the preferential …
circumbinary accretion discs (CBDs). For the first time, we investigate the preferential …
Disappearing thermal X-ray emission as a tell-tale signature of merging massive black hole binaries
ABSTRACT The upcoming Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is expected to detect
gravitational waves (GWs) from massive black hole binaries (MBHB). Finding the …
gravitational waves (GWs) from massive black hole binaries (MBHB). Finding the …
Eccentric Minidisks in Accreting Binaries
We show that gas disks around the components of an orbiting binary system (so-called
minidisks) may be susceptible to a resonant instability that causes the minidisks to become …
minidisks) may be susceptible to a resonant instability that causes the minidisks to become …