The Impact of Bound Stellar Orbits and General Relativity on the Temporal Behavior of Tidal Disruption Flares

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Dai, Lixin, Escala, Andres, Coppi, Paolo
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 18.09.2013
• Subjects: Accretion disks; Debris; Disruption; Eccentric orbits; Energy dissipation; Light curve; Orbits; Parameter sensitivity; Physical properties; Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena; Precession; Relativism; Relativistic effects; Relativistic particles; Relativity; Stellar flares; Stellar orbits; Theory of relativity

We have carried out general relativistic particle simulations of stars tidally disrupted by massive black holes. When a star is disrupted in a bound orbit with moderate eccentricity instead of a parabolic orbit, the temporal behavior of the resulting stellar debris changes qualitatively. The debris...