Can LISA See Inside the Little Red Dots?

arXiv:2610.08964 · astro-ph.HE, gr-qc · Submitted 2026-10-06 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.HE, gr-qc

Submitted: 2026-10-06

Updated: 2026-10-06

Comments: 8 pages, 4 figures

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A "Black Hole Star" Reveals the Remarkable Gas-Enshrouded Hearts of the Little Red Dots
A new sample of Little Red Dots at $z<0.45$ in DESI DR1: Broad Balmer lines, low ionization spectrum and no variability
A quasi-star is born: formation and evolution of accreting quasi-stars as a pathway to Little Red Dots at non-zero metallicity
A confirmed deficit of hot and cold dust emission in the most luminous Little Red Dots
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