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arxiv: 2606.03529 · v1 · pith:ILWOSDHGnew · submitted 2026-06-02 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE

Simulation based parameter space for shock in transonic, sub-Keplerian accretion flow onto non-rotating black holes

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Non-dissipative, transonic, sub-Keplerian accretion flow onto black holes is characterized by two conserved parameters: specific energy and specific angular momentum of the flow. For certain range of these parameters, the accretion flow shows shock formation and the post-shock matter forms a boundary layer which is believed to shape the radiative properties of the accretion disk. In this work, we identify the parameter space for shock in such accretion flows using multi-dimensional numerical simulations around non-rotating black holes and demonstrate that the shock formation parameter space is much larger than the analytically calculated one. We also find the boundary layer to be dynamic for a significant part of this parameter space and self-consistently produce outflow from the accretion disk.

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