Two regimes of tidal-stream circularization by supermassive black holes
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.104.103019
Abstract: Stars that approach a supermassive black hole (SMBH) too closely can be disrupted by the tidal gravitational field of the SMBH. The resulting debris forms a tidal stream orbiting the SMBH which can collide with… read more here.
Keywords: tidal stream; supermassive black; two regimes; circularization ... See more keywords