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astro-ph2006★ 6 cited
Massive perturbers in the galactic center
Hagai B. Perets, Clovis Hopman, Tal Alexander
We investigate the role of massive perturbers, such as giant molecular clouds or stellar clusters, in supplying low-angular momentum stars that pass very close to the central massi…
astro-ph2006★ 268 cited
Massive perturber-driven interactions of stars with a massive black hole
Hagai B. Perets, Clovis Hopman, Tal Alexander
We study the role of massive perturbers (MPs) in deflecting stars and binaries to almost radial ("loss-cone") orbits, where they pass near the central massive black hole (MBH), int…