Hills mechanism
The Hills mechanism is a phenomenon that occurs when a binary star system is disrupted by a supermassive black hole. Tidal forces from the black hole cause one of the stars to be captured by it, and fall into an orbit around it.
The Hills mechanism is a phenomenon that occurs when a binary star system is disrupted by a supermassive black hole. Tidal forces from the black hole cause one of the stars to be captured by it, and fall into an orbit around it.
The Hills mechanism is a phenomenon that occurs when a binary star system is disrupted by a supermassive black hole. Tidal forces from the black hole cause one of the stars to be captured by it, and fall into an orbit around it.
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