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Tidal disruption events and quasi‐periodic eruptions

Tidal disruption events and quasi‐periodic eruptions

Tidal disruption events (TDEs) occur when a star passes close to a massive black hole so that the tidal forces of the black hole exceed the binding energy of a star and cause it to be ripped apart. Part of the matter will fall onto the black hole, causing a …