Blandford-Znajek Effect and Neutrino Pair Annihilation as the Central Engines of Gamma Ray Bursts and Blazars

2025/07/14 by Fukuyama, Takeshi
#FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2507.09900

Abstract

The central engine of gamma-ray burst is considered. Blandford-Znajek (BZ) process is reconsidered under the asymtotic magnetic condition \bf B=B₀z (rotation axis) at r≫ r_H. Another scenario of νν → e⁺ e^- driven jet are combined to BZ process to compliment it.

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