Kavli Affiliate: Pau Amaro Seoane | First 5 Authors: Taeho Ryu, Pau Amaro Seoane, Andrew M. Taylor, Sebastian T. Ohlmann, | Summary: In stellar-dense environments, stars can collide with each other. For collisions close to a supermassive black hole (SMBH), the collisional kinetic energy can be so large that the colliding stars can be completely […]
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