New Study Unveils Unknown Shockwave Type in Black Hole Events

Hebrew University's groundbreaking research resolves key debate on energy sources in Tidal Disruption Events, opening doors for testing Einstein's theories.

A new study by Hebrew University has made a significant breakthrough in understanding Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs) involving supermassive black holes.
The study has accurately replicated the entire sequence of a TDE from stellar disruption to the peak luminosity of the resulting flare, unveiling a previously unknown type of shockwave.
This discovery settles a longstanding debate about the energy source of the brightest phases in these events, confirming that shock dissipation powers the brightest weeks of a TDE flare.
The findings pave the way for more accurate measurements of black hole properties and for testing Einstein’s theories in extreme gravitational environments.
The research was made possible by pioneering radiation-hydrodynamics simulation software developed by the team at Hebrew University.