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The tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes

Physics Today (2014) 67(5) 37-42
DOI: 10.1063/PT.3.2382
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Catching the black hole in the act of ingesting a star can reveal a lot about the normally quiet heart of a distant galaxy.

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Gezari, S. (2014). The tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes. Physics Today, 67(5), 37–42. https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2382

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