Spherical accretion onto non-singular and bounce spacetimes

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Authors: Serena Gambino
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Abstract

We investigate spherical accretion onto non-singular spacetimes using analytic and semi-analytic techniques to reveal how regularity parameters reshape both Bondi and Novikov-Thorne accretion. First, we revisit steady, radial inflow onto a family of spherically symmetric regular black holes (RBHs): Hayward, Bardeen, Dymnikova, and Fan-Wang. By modeling the ambient medium as either a constant-pressure fluid or an exponential density profile, we derive the expressions for the sonic radius, mass accretion rate, and luminosity. We find that RBH geometries amplify the accretion rate compared to Schwarzschild geometries, and that RBHs achieve higher luminosities in the Novikov-Thorne thin-disk framework, independent of the chosen fluid model.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
27 February 2026
Language
EN