Black hole images: A review

S Chen, J **g, WL Qian, B Wang - Science China Physics, Mechanics & …, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, unprecedented progress has been achieved regarding black holes'
observation through the electromagnetic channel. The images of the supermassive black …

Experimental studies of black holes: status and future prospects

R Genzel, F Eisenhauer, S Gillessen - The Astronomy and Astrophysics …, 2024 - Springer
More than a century ago, Albert Einstein presented his general theory of gravitation (GR) to
the Prussian Academy of Sciences. One of the predictions of the theory is that not only …

Horizon-scale tests of gravity theories and fundamental physics from the Event Horizon Telescope image of Sagittarius A

S Vagnozzi, R Roy, YD Tsai, L Visinelli… - … and Quantum Gravity, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Horizon-scale images of black holes (BHs) and their shadows have opened an
unprecedented window onto tests of gravity and fundamental physics in the strong-field …

The persistent shadow of the supermassive black hole of M 87-I. Observations, calibration, imaging, and analysis

K Akiyama, A Alberdi, W Alef, JC Algaba… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration reported the first-ever event-
horizon-scale images of a black hole, resolving the central compact radio source in the giant …

Superradiant evolution of the shadow and photon ring of Sgr

Y Chen, R Roy, S Vagnozzi, L Visinelli - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
Ultralight bosons can affect the dynamics of spinning black holes (BHs) via superradiant
instability, which can lead to a time evolution of the supermassive BH shadow. We study …

Orbital motion near Sagittarius A*-Constraints from polarimetric ALMA observations

M Wielgus, M Moscibrodzka, J Vos, Z Gelles… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
We report on the polarized light curves of the Galactic Center supermassive black hole
Sagittarius A*, obtained at millimeter wavelength with the Atacama Large Millimeter …

Probing vector hair of black holes with extreme-mass-ratio inspirals

D Liang, R Xu, ZF Mai, L Shao - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
The bumblebee gravity model, with a vector field nonminimally coupled to gravity, is a
natural extension of the Einstein-Maxwell theory. In this theory, a black hole can carry a …

Modeling the inner part of the jet in M87: Confronting jet morphology with theory

H Yang, F Yuan, H Li, Y Mizuno, F Guo, R Lu… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The formation of jets in black hole accretion systems is a long-standing problem. It has been
proposed that a jet can be formed by extracting the rotation energy of the black hole (“BZ …

Superradiance evolution of black hole shadows revisited

R Roy, S Vagnozzi, L Visinelli - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
Black hole (BH) shadows can be used to probe new physics in the form of ultralight particles
via the phenomenon of superradiant instability. By directly affecting the BH mass and spin …

Probing a non-linear electrodynamics black hole with thin accretion disk, shadow, and deflection angle with M87* and Sgr A* from EHT

A Uniyal, RC Pantig, A Övgün - Physics of the Dark Universe, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-linear interaction between the electromagnetic fields (EMF) occurs when vacuum
polarization in quantum electrodynamics (QED) happens. The field of non-linear …