Little Red Dots are Tidal Disruption Events in Runaway-Collapsing Clusters

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I hypothesize a physical explanation for the "Little Red Dots" (LRDs) discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

• The first star formation in the universe occurs in dense clusters, some of which may undergo runaway collapse and form an intermediate mass black hole.
• This process would appear as a very dense stellar system, with recurring tidal disruption events (TDEs) as stellar material is accreted by the black hole.
• Such a system would be compact, UV-emitting, and exhibit broad H-alpha emission.