On the tidal evolution of the orbits of low-mass satellites around black holes
A. ČadežFaculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Jadranska 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia e-mail: [email protected]M. CalvaniINAF - Astronomical Observatory of Padova, Vicolo Osservatorio 5, 35122 Padova, ItalyUroš KostićFaculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Jadranska 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia e-mail: [email protected]
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Context. Low-mass satellites, like asteroids and comets, are expected to be present around the black hole at the Galactic center. We consider small bodies orbiting a black hole, and we study the evolution of their orbits due to tidal interaction with the black hole.
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