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  Puzzle of Angular Momentum Transfer in Black Hole Accretion Disc 5 10 15 20 1 (1. Shanghai Astronomical Observatory; 2. School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology) Abstract: Angular momentum transfer is of fundamental importance in the theory of accretion disc. Accreting matter lose its angular momentum to move inward a smaller radius, and eventually falls onto the central object. In the classical theory of accretion disc, interior viscous process is invoked to transfer angular momentum from smaller radii to larger ones. It is noted that the angular momentum accumulated in the outer disc will block the disc accretion, since the interior viscous torque increases with the disc radius. We propose that this puzzle can be resolved by invoking the Blandford-Payne (BP) process, in which part of accreting matter is launched centrifugally along magnetic field lines anchored in the disc, and angular momentum can be extracted continuously from the disc with the outflow. A criterion related to overall equilibrium of angular momentum in accretion disc is derived. Key words: black hole astrophysics; accretion disc; angular momentum transfer 1 Introduction Disc accretion onto compact objects is proposed as an efficient energy mechanism, which is widely used to interpret the high-energy phenomena observed in active galactic nuclei (AGNs), X-ray binaries and so on. The interior viscous torque due to differential rotation can transfer the angular momentum of accreting matter to a larger radius, resulting in energy dissipation in the disc, which can be eventually converted into radiation [1-4] 25 30 stress, angular momentum is transferred continuously outward, and disc accretion will be blocked as an increasing potential barrier is formed at the outer disc boundary. This is indeed a puzzle in angular momentum transfer related to the theory of accretion, and an effective mechanism of removal of the excessive angular momentum from the outer disc is requi