The evolution of black hole states(12)

We discuss the evolution of black hole transients on the basis of a few systems that were intensively observed with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer. We focus on the global evolution and the observed state transitions. Rather than giving a numerical recipe

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Thepicturepresentedhere,scaledtolongertimescales,shouldalsobevalidforAGNs.Inthesesources,thereisnocontributionoftheopticallythickaccretiondiskintheX-rayband,butthepathshowninFig.5isqualitativelysimilarifthediskcontributionisremoved.Recently,Cui(2004)presentedaverysimilardiagramfortheRXTEobservationsofthehighlyvariableAGNMkn421,showingthatindeedtheschemeofaccretionstatescouldapplytosystemsoveralargescalesofmasses.

JHwishestothankJonMillerandRonRemillardfornumerousdis-cussionsonthetopicofblack-holestates.

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