Abstract
We consider various schemes whereby a supercritical power level can be generated around a compact object, and discuss how optically thick radiation-driven jets (which may become relativistic) can be channeled through nozzles confined by an external cloud supported by radiation pressure.
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Begelman, M.C., Rees, M.J. (1983). Supercritical Jets from a “Cauldron”. In: Ferrari, A., Pacholczyk, A.G. (eds) Astrophysical Jets. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 103. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7186-8_27
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