A TIDAL DISRUPTION EVENT (TDE) OCCURS WHEN A STAR APPROACHES WITHIN THE TIDAL RADIUS OF ASUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE (SMBH).THE TIDAL GRAVITY OF A SMBH OVERCOMES THE SELF-GRAVITY OF THE STAR AND THE STAR IS RIPPED APART BY THE TIDAL FORCES FROM THESMBH.
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