A new theoretical model explains the quasi-periodic oscillations observed in tidal disruption events (TDEs) and the formation of relativistic jets around supermassive black holes. The key lies in the electromagnetic interaction and the general relativistic frame-dragging effect. When a star is torn apart by a black hole's gravity, the resulting transient accretion flow can be misaligned with the black hole. Frame-dragging tears this flow apart, forming an isolated inner "mini-disk." The accumulation of magnetic flux on the event horizon powers a relativistic jet via the Blandford-Znajek mechanism. Since the magnetic field anchors to this precessing mini-disk, the jet's axis also rotates, generating geometric modulations in the observed X-ray and radio fluxes.
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