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SUMMARY:Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden Observ.\, New York U.\, CCPP\, Maryland 
 U.)
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DESCRIPTION:Title: <a href="https://researchseminars.org/talk/CENTRA/49/">
 Stellar tidal disruption events: a new probe for black hole astrophysics</
 a>\nby Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden Observ.\, New York U.\, CCPP\, Maryland U
 .) as part of CENTRA Seminar\n\n\nAbstract\nThe tidal disruption of a star
  by a massive black hole is a rare event that results in a spectacular fla
 re of electromagnetic radiation. Visible from radio to X-ray wavelengths\,
  tidal disruption flares are a unique probe to study massive black holes a
 nd the nucleus of their host galaxies. The advent of optical transient sur
 veys has accelerated this field\, resulting in a large number of (often un
 expected) discoveries. I will review this recent progress\, demonstrating 
 the application of tidal disruption events as tools to measure black hole 
 spin and the launch mechanism of relativistic jets.\n
LOCATION:https://researchseminars.org/talk/CENTRA/49/
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