3 papers
astro-ph.IM2025
A Machine Learning Framework for Stellar Collision Transient Identification
Betty X. Hu, Avi Loeb
Modern astronomical surveys, such as the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), are capable of detecting thousands of transient events per year, necessitating the use of automated and sc…
astro-ph.HE2024
Energetic Explosions from Collisions of Stars at Relativistic Speeds in Galactic Nuclei
Betty X. Hu, Abraham Loeb
We consider collisions occurring between stars moving near the speed of light around supermassive black holes (SMBHs) with mass , without being tid…
astro-ph.HE2024
Accretion Flares from Stellar Collisions in Galactic Nuclei
Betty X. Hu, Avi Loeb
The strong tidal force in a supermassive black hole's (SMBH) vicinity, coupled with a higher stellar density at the center of a galaxy, make it an ideal location to study the inter…