 Tidal disruption radius (source code)

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= Tidal disruption radius
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For a star of mass $M_*$ and radius $R_*$ near a black hole of mass $M_{\rm BH}$, the Newtonian tidal disruption radius is $r_t\simeq R_*(2M_{\rm BH}/M_*)^{1/3}$ under a peak-to-center tidal-acceleration convention.

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