Schematic representation of the tilted accretion disk model (IMAGE)

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Schematic representation of the tilted accretion disk model

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The black hole’s spin axis is assumed to align vertically. The jet’s direction is almost perpendicular to the disk. The misalignment between the black hole spin axis and the disk rotation axis triggers the precession of the disk and jet.

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Yuzhu Cui et al. 2023, Intouchable Lab@Openverse and Zhejiang Lab

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