2002/03/27 by D. Lynden–Bell, D Lynden-Bell, Lynden-Bell, D · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Electrical and Electromagnetic Research #Space Technology and Applications #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0203480
18 pages, LaTex (renewpasp.sty), 4 eps figures
arxiv created 2002/03/27 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
It is argued that jet modelers have given insufficient study to the natural magneto-static configurations of field wound up in the presence of a confining general pressure. Such fields form towers whose height grows with each twist at a velocity comparable to the circular velocity of the accretion disk that turns them. A discussion of the generation of such towers is preceded by a brief history of the idea that quasars, active galaxies, and galactic nuclei contain giant black holes with accretion disks.