Relativistic tidal interaction of a white dwarf with a massive black hole

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Sep 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apj...432..680f&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 432, no. 2, p. 680-689

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Black Holes (Astronomy), Computerized Simulation, Hydrodynamics, Relativistic Effects, Stellar Models, White Dwarf Stars, Hydrodynamic Equations, Relativistic Theory, Schwarzschild Metric

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We compute encounters of a realistic white dwarf model with a massive black hole in the regime where relativistic effects are important, using a three-dimensional, finite-difference, Eulerian, piecewise parabolic method (PPM) hydrodynamical code. Both disruptive and nondisruptive encounters are considered. We identify and discuss relativistic effects important for the problem: relativistic shift of the pericenter distance, time delay, relativistic precession, and the tensorial structure of the tidal forces. In the nondisruptive case, stripping of matter takes place. In the surface layers of the surviving core, complicated hydrodynamical phenomena are revealed. In both disruptive and nondispruptive encounters, material flows out in the form of two thin, S-shaped, supersonic jets. Our results provide realistic initial conditions for the subsequent investigation of the dynamics of the debris in the field of the black hole. We evaluate the critical conditions for complete disruption of the white dwarf, and compare our results with the corresponding results for nonrelativistic encounters.

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