Fundamental States of Accretion/Jet Configuration and the Black Hole Candidate GRS1915+105

TL;DR

This paper applies the advective disk paradigm to explain the complex light curve variations of the black hole candidate GRS1915+105 by proposing it transitions among three fundamental accretion/jet states.

Contribution

It introduces a model linking the black hole's state transitions to observed light curve variability, emphasizing the role of shocks and outflows in accretion physics.

Findings

Identification of three key accretion/jet states.

Explanation of observed light curve diversity.

Support for the advective disk paradigm in black hole accretion.

Abstract

Advective disk paradigm of black hole accretion includes self-consistent formation of shocks and outflows from post-shock region. We apply this paradigm to understand rich variation of the light curve of the black hole candidate GRS1915+105. We propose that out of five possible {\it fundamental states} the black hole candidate GRS1915+105 moves around among three of them creating all possible observed light curves.