Accretion Physics

FACILITATOR:
Ramesh Narayan, Harvard University.
SESSION OVERVIEW:
-Introduction to the accretion phenomenon and family of hot accretion flow solutions within the broader framework of different accretion regimes.
-Discussion of relevant properties of hot flows: geometrically thick, optically thin, two-temperature, MAD/SANE magnetic fields, relativistic jets, uncertain thermodynamics, etc.