Illuminating tidal disruption events with a time-dependent theory of relativistic accretion discs

Thesis

At the centre of every large galaxy in the Universe lurks a supermassive black hole, weighing in at a mass ranging from millions to tens of billions that of the Sun. The study of these monsters is by necessity an indirect science, as a black hole itself emits no detectable radiation: if one wants to learn about the properties of black holes, one must understand in great detail their effect on their surroundings. Historically, the primary approach to inferring the existence of black holes...

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Authors: Mummery, A

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Subjects: Black holes (Astronomy); Astrophysics