Up to 50% of wide binaries in the empty loss-cone regime around massive black holes harden into close binaries via repeated MBH perturbations and chaotic stellar tides rather than undergoing Hills breakup.
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Formation of Close Binaries through Massive Black Hole Perturbations and Chaotic Tides
Up to 50% of wide binaries in the empty loss-cone regime around massive black holes harden into close binaries via repeated MBH perturbations and chaotic stellar tides rather than undergoing Hills breakup.