A Theory of the Instability of disk Accretion on to Black Holes and the Variability of Binary X-ray Sources, Galactic Nuclei and Quasars*

Stationary accretion in the inner region of the disk is possible only for one definite value of the viscosity: |$\eta c\,=\,\frac{4}{9}\frac{m\text{p}}{\sigma \text{T}c}$| A linear stability theory is constructed for stationary disk accretion on to black holes. The inner region of the disk, where ra... View More