Stellar Evolution in the Disks of Active Galactic Nuclei Produces Rapidly Rotating Massive Stars

Stars can either be formed in or captured by the accretion disks in active galactic nuclei (AGNs). These AGN stars are irradiated and subject to extreme levels of accretion, which can turn even low-mass stars into very massive ones ( M > 100 M ⊙ ) whose evolution may result in the formation of ma...

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