Answer to Question #71111 in Astronomy | Astrophysics for brett

Question

A sun-like star is torn apart by the tidal force (differential attraction) of a black hole of mass 1 million solar masses. It forms an accretion disk around a black hole which quickly flows into a black hole releasing 1/4 of its rest mass in the form of radiation during a time equal to one orbital period at the radius of the black hole horizon (Schwarzschild radius). What power in watts and in units of solar luminosity is emitted and for how long? Would a less massive black hole produce a smaller or larger luminosity? Is the released energy larger or smaller than the energy obtainable from the star via hydrogen fusion?

Answer 1

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