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This paper reviews effects of general relativity in an X-ray spectrum reflected from a cold matter accreting onto a black hole. The spectrum consists of the iron Kα line and the Compton reflection. We sketch the overall picture of radiative processes in the central parts of the accretion flow with relation to the relativistic effects derived from the discrete features in the X-ray spectrum We discuss implications for detection of relativistic effects and computational tools of spectral analysis.
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Maciołek-Niedźwiecki, A., Magdziarz, P. (1999). Strong Gravity and X-ray Spectroscopy. In: Chakrabarti, S.K. (eds) Observational Evidence for Black Holes in the Universe. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 234. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4750-7_16
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