Monte Carlo simulations of AGN-disk black hole mergers identify dense, moderately short-lived disks, a steep initial mass function, and mostly prograde orbits as the parameter combination that reproduces the observed (q, χ_eff) anti-correlation.
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Tidal stripping fails to explain missing bright red giants near Sgr A* as loss-cone diffusion scales too weakly with stellar radius compared to the rapid drop in red-giant lifetimes.
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McFACTS II: Mass Ratio--Effective Spin Relationship of Black Hole Mergers in the AGN Channel
Monte Carlo simulations of AGN-disk black hole mergers identify dense, moderately short-lived disks, a steep initial mass function, and mostly prograde orbits as the parameter combination that reproduces the observed (q, χ_eff) anti-correlation.
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On the Missing Red Giants near the Galactic Center
Tidal stripping fails to explain missing bright red giants near Sgr A* as loss-cone diffusion scales too weakly with stellar radius compared to the rapid drop in red-giant lifetimes.