Essays about: "binary black holes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words binary black holes.

1. 1. Intermediate-mass black hole binary as an origin of super-massive black holes

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Astrofysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

   Author : Isabelle Signe Maj Maria Thord; [2023]
   Keywords : Intermediate-mass black holes; binary; merger; hardening; encounters; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : Galactic nuclei contain super-massive black holes (SMBHs), nuclear stellar clusters (NSCs), or both. In the NSC, intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) are likely to reside and form highly eccentric binaries. Over time, the orbit of a binary could harden via interaction with surrounding low-mass stars. READ MORE

3. 2. Hyper-velocity stars from globular clusters hosting intermediate-mass black holes

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Astrofysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

   Author : Matilda Skantz; [2023]
   Keywords : Hypervelocity stars; run-away stars; stellar binary; intermediate mass black hole; globular cluster; Hills mechanism; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : In 1988 Hills proposed that stars can gain velocities above 500 km s−1 if they are in a stellar binary which gets disrupted by a super massive black hole (SMBH). One of the stars would get trapped in an elliptical orbit around the SMBH while the other gets ejected and obtains a relatively high velocity. READ MORE

4. 3. Black Hole Dynamics in Stellar Clusters

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation; Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation

   Author : Markus Strickert; [2022]
   Keywords : Black Holes; Globular Clusters; Dynamics; Intermediate-mass black holes; Simulations; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : Star clusters can harbour many exotic objects, including black holes (BHs), X-ray binaries and blue straggler stars. In dense stellar environments like globular clusters (GCs), two-body relaxation drives their dynamical evolution, where gravitational interactions between stars strive to equalize their kinetic energy in the cluster. READ MORE

5. 4. Gravitational Waves in Bimetric Gravity

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för fysik och astronomi

   Author : Erik Schildt; [2022]
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   Abstract : Understanding the cause of the accelerated expansion of the Universe is one of the most pressing issues in modern cosmology. An alternative to the LambdaCDM-model is bimetric gravity which is an extension of Einstein's theory of general relativity. READ MORE

6. 5. Escaping Compact Object Binaries from Globular Clusters

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation

   Author : Annie Csomor; [2022]
   Keywords : Compact object binaries; binary black holes; BH-NS binaries; escaping binaries; globular clusters; escaping compact object binaries from globular clusters; escaping compact binaries; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : Since 2015, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA scientific collaboration (LVK) has detected gravitational waves from more than 90 merging compact object binaries using ground-based interferometric detectors. Compact objects orbiting in binary systems emit gravitational waves leading to a loss of energy. READ MORE