16:45 to 17:45
Lecture

Star destruction (TDE)

Françoise Combes
Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot
Open to all, subject to availability
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Abstract

When a star gets too close to a central black hole, it can be tidally destroyed and swallowed up by the black hole, after rotating in the accretion disk. This event, known as a Tidal Disruption Event (TDE), is observed around nearby cores.