3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
On the orbital evolution of binaries with polar circumbinary disks
Cheng Chen, Philip J. Armitage, C. J. Nixon
Binaries occur in many astrophysical systems, from young protostellar binaries in star forming regions to supermassive black hole binaries in galaxy centers. In many cases, a circu…
astro-ph.SR2025
Minimising the numerical viscosity in Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics simulations of discs
Cheng Chen, C. J. Nixon
Simulations using the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) technique typically include numerical viscosity to model shocks and maintain particle order on the kernel scale. This nu…
astro-ph.HE2025
The Double Tidal Disruption Event AT 2022dbl Implies That at Least Some "Standard" Optical TDEs are Partial Disruptions
Lydia Makrygianni, Iair Arcavi, Megan Newsome +37
Flares produced following the tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes can reveal the properties of the otherwise dormant majority of black holes and the physics of ac…