The tidal disruption of stars by a massive black hole at the center of a galaxy.
Studies of the luminosity evolution of optical Quasi-Stellar Objects (QSOs) suggest that a large number of normal-looking galaxies today have a central massive black hole. These galaxies once contained Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), but a dwindling fuel supply forced the central engine to fade. If on...
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The University of Arizona.
1995
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/187412 |