Tidal Disruption Events (TDE) Flashcards
1
Q
Why are tidal disruption events interesting?
A
2
Q
What can they tell us about
the population of black holes in galaxies?
A
3
Q
What is a Tidal disruption event?
A
4
Q
How do tides disrupt an object?
A
5
Q
Why can’t we measure dynamical masses of BHs (like is
done in the Milky Way) far away?
A
Need a good angular resoulution otherwise
