A star destroyed by a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a tidal disruption event (TDE) enables the study of SMBHs. We propose that the distance within which a star is completely destroyed by an SMBH, defined rt,c, is accurately estimated by equating the SMBH tidal field (including numerical factors) to the maximum gravitational field in the star. We demonstrate that this definition accurately reproduces the critical βc = rt/rt,c, where rt = R⋆(M•/M⋆)1/3 is the standard tidal radius with R⋆ and M⋆ the stellar radius and mass, and M• the SMBH mass, for multiple stellar progenitors at various ages, and can be reasonably approximated by βc ≃ [ρc/(4ρ⋆)]1/3, where ρc (ρ⋆) is the central (average) stellar density. We also calculate the peak fallba...
The tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes (SMBHs) probes relativistic gravity. In th...
A tidal disruption event (TDE) occurs when a star plunges through a supermassive black hole's tidal ...
We present long-duration numerical simulations of the tidal disruption of stars modeled with accurat...
A star destroyed by a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a tidal disruption event (TDE) enables the s...
A star destroyed by a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a tidal disruption event (TDE) enables the s...
A star destroyed by a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a tidal disruption event (TDE) enables the s...
A star destroyed by a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a tidal disruption event (TDE) enables the s...
The tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes (SMBHs) probes relativistic gravity. In th...
A star completely destroyed in a tidal disruption event (TDE) ignites a luminous flare that is power...
Tidal disruption of stars in dense nuclear star clusters containing supermassive central black holes...
A star completely destroyed in a tidal disruption event (TDE) ignites a luminous flare that is power...
A tidal disruption event (TDE) occurs when the gravitational field of a supermassive black hole (SMB...
We present the STARS library, a grid of tidal disruption event (TDE) simulations interpolated to pro...
The distribution of orbital energies imparted into stellar debris following the close encounter of a...
The tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes (SMBHs) probes relativistic gravity. In th...
The tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes (SMBHs) probes relativistic gravity. In th...
A tidal disruption event (TDE) occurs when a star plunges through a supermassive black hole's tidal ...
We present long-duration numerical simulations of the tidal disruption of stars modeled with accurat...
A star destroyed by a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a tidal disruption event (TDE) enables the s...
A star destroyed by a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a tidal disruption event (TDE) enables the s...
A star destroyed by a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a tidal disruption event (TDE) enables the s...
A star destroyed by a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a tidal disruption event (TDE) enables the s...
The tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes (SMBHs) probes relativistic gravity. In th...
A star completely destroyed in a tidal disruption event (TDE) ignites a luminous flare that is power...
Tidal disruption of stars in dense nuclear star clusters containing supermassive central black holes...
A star completely destroyed in a tidal disruption event (TDE) ignites a luminous flare that is power...
A tidal disruption event (TDE) occurs when the gravitational field of a supermassive black hole (SMB...
We present the STARS library, a grid of tidal disruption event (TDE) simulations interpolated to pro...
The distribution of orbital energies imparted into stellar debris following the close encounter of a...
The tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes (SMBHs) probes relativistic gravity. In th...
The tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes (SMBHs) probes relativistic gravity. In th...
A tidal disruption event (TDE) occurs when a star plunges through a supermassive black hole's tidal ...
We present long-duration numerical simulations of the tidal disruption of stars modeled with accurat...