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Tidal radii of main sequence stars -- III. Partial disruptions
Taeho Ryu, Julian Krolik, Tsvi Piran +1
In this paper, the third in this series, we continue our study of tidal disruption events of main-sequence stars by a non-spinning supermassive black hole. He…
Tidal radii of main sequence stars -- II. Simulation methodology and the character of full tidal disruptions
Taeho Ryu, Julian Krolik, Tsvi Piran +1
This is the second in a series of papers presenting the results of fully general relativistic simulations of stellar tidal disruptions in which the stars' initial states are realis…
Tidal radii of main sequence stars -- I. Physical tidal radius, semi-analytic model and their implications
Taeho Ryu, Julian Krolik, Tsvi Piran +1
A star is tidally disrupted by a supermassive black hole when their separation is shorter than the "tidal radius". This quantity is often estimated on an order-of-magnitude basis w…
Population Estimates for Electromagnetically-Distinguishable Supermassive Binary Black Holes
Julian H. Krolik, Marta Volonteri, Yohan Dubois +1
Distinguishing the photon output of an accreting supermassive black hole binary system from that of a single supermassive black hole accreting at the same rate is intrinsically dif…
Tilt Dependence of Alignment in Accretion Disks Subjected to Lense--Thirring Torques
John F. Hawley, Julian H. Krolkik
We consider the effects of black hole tilt on accretion disk alignment, studying three initial black hole tilts,6 degrees, 12 degrees and 24 degrees, with both magnetohydrodynamic…
Quasi-Periodicity of Supermassive Binary Black Hole Accretion Approaching Merger
Dennis B. Bowen, Vassilios Mewes, Scott C. Noble +3
In this paper we continue the first ever study of magnetized mini-disks coupled to circumbinary accretion in a supermassive binary black hole (SMBBH) approaching merger reported in…