Routing protocol

Physics

Halo

Computer network

Black hole (networking)

Link-state routing protocol

Galaxy

Galactic corona

Computer science

Astrophysics

Galactic halo

Routing (electronic design automation)

The Astrophysical Journal

Various profiles of matter distribution in galactic halos (such as Navarro-Frenk-White, Burkert, Hernquist, Moore, Taylor-Silk and others) are considered here as the source term for the Einstein equations. We solve these equations and find exact solutions which represent the metric of a central black hole immersed in a galactic halo. Even though in the general case the solution is numerical, very accurate general analytical metric, which includes all the particular models, are found in the astrophysically relevant regime, when the mass of the galaxy is much smaller than the characteristic scale in the halo.

Solutions of the Einstein Equations for a Black Hole Surrounded by a Galactic Halo