Spectral/timing evolution of black-hole binaries

TL;DR

This paper reviews the evolution of spectral and timing properties in black-hole binaries, emphasizing the insights gained from RossiXTE observations and their implications for understanding accretion and jet ejection mechanisms.

Contribution

It summarizes the state-of-the-art paradigm of black-hole binary behavior derived from RossiXTE data and discusses its significance for accretion and jet physics.

Findings

Established the spectral/timing evolution pattern in black-hole binaries

Linked accretion processes to jet ejection phenomena

Clarified the nature of hard spectral components

Abstract

I briefly outline the state-paradigm that has emerged from the study of black-hole binaries with RossiXTE. This is the starting point of a number of studies that address the connection between accretion and jet ejection and the physical nature of the hard spectral components in these systems.