The Tidal Disruption of Stars by Supermassive Black Holes: An Analytic Approach
Author:   Nicholas Chamberlain Stone
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
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Pages:   154
Publication Date:   24 September 2016
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Author:   Nicholas Chamberlain Stone
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.701kg
ISBN:  

9783319345277


ISBN 10:   3319345273
Pages:   154
Publication Date:   24 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Tidal Disruption Rates from Two-Body Relaxation.- Prompt Tidal Disruption of Stars as an Electromagnetic Signature of Supermassive Black Hole Coalescence.- Tidal Disruption Flares of Stars From Moderately Recoiled Black Holes.- Consequences of Strong Compression in Tidal Disruption Events.- General Relativistic Effects in Tidal Disruption Flares.- Observing Lense-Thirring Precession in Tidal Disruption Flares.- Conclusions and Future Directions.- References.- Appendices.

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Dr. Nicholas Stone recently completed his PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics at Harvard University under supervisor Professor Avi Loeb, graduating in May of 2013. Prior to his doctoral work, he obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in Physics, Mathematics, and Economics. During completion of his thesis work on “Tidal Disruption of Stars by Supermassive Black Holes,” Nicholas received both the Roger Doxsey Award and the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award from the American Astronomical Society. He was also awarded a Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching for his work as a teaching fellow. He has accepted a position as a postdoctoral researcher working with Professor Brian Metzger at Columbia University, where he will spend the next three years continuing to study high-energy and relativistic astrophysical phenomena.

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