Medium-sized black holes eat stars 'like messy toddlers,' says new study

Medium-sized blackholes eat stars 'like messy toddlers,' says new study northwesternu AAS_Publishing

In new 3D computer simulations, astrophysicists modeled black holes of varying masses and then hurled stars past them to see what might happen.

Not only do these new simulations hint at the unknown behaviors of intermediate-mass black holes, they also provide astronomers with new clues to help finally pinpoint these hidden giants within our night sky. Kıroğlu will present this research during the virtual portion of the American Physical Society's April meeting.While astrophysicists have proven the existence of lower- and higher-mass block holes, intermediate-mass black holes have remained elusive. Created when supernovae collapse, stellar remnant black holes are about 3 to 10 times the mass of our sun.

"Their presence is still debated," Kıroğlu said."Astrophysicists have uncovered evidence that they exist, but that evidence can often be explained by other mechanisms. For example, what appears to be an intermediate-mass black hole might actually be the accumulation of stellar-mass black holes."

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