With the advent of sub-mm imaging of black hole shadows by the Event Horizon Telescope starting in 2019 with M87*, we are now in a position to infer physical mechanisms powering systems such as M87 (including its relativistic jet) down to the horizon-scale using phenomenological models. First, a self-similar, stationary, axisymmetric jet model based on a force-free flow in a High Accuracy...
After over a century since their initial mathematical description, black holes and their surroundings remain poorly understood. In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope released the first image of a black hole, bringing the nature of physics at horizon scales into focus. This talk will detail how additional telescopes will enhance fainter features of black holes, their surrounding...
A key characteristic of some active galactic nuclei (AGN), such as radio galaxies, is that they possess powerful jets that can extend through or beyond their host galaxy. However, the exact mechanisms of their launch and their internal properties are still not well understood. In this talk, I will focus on Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) and multi-wavelength image and spectral observations of...
