Electromagnetic counterparts to massive black-hole mergers
The next two decades are expected to open the door to the first coincident detections of
electromagnetic (EM) and gravitational-wave (GW) signatures associated with massive …
electromagnetic (EM) and gravitational-wave (GW) signatures associated with massive …
Black-hole binaries, gravitational waves, and numerical relativity
J Centrella, JG Baker, BJ Kelly, JR van Meter - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2010 - APS
Understanding the predictions of general relativity for the dynamical interactions of two black
holes has been a long-standing unsolved problem in theoretical physics. Black-hole …
holes has been a long-standing unsolved problem in theoretical physics. Black-hole …
The NANOGrav nine-year data set: limits on the isotropic stochastic gravitational wave background
Z Arzoumanian, A Brazier… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We compute upper limits on the nanohertz-frequency isotropic stochastic gravitational wave
background (GWB) using the 9 year data set from the North American Nanohertz …
background (GWB) using the 9 year data set from the North American Nanohertz …
The final-parsec problem in the collisionless limit
E Vasiliev, F Antonini, D Merritt - The Astrophysical Journal, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT A binary supermassive black hole loses energy via ejection of stars in a galactic
nucleus, until emission of gravitational waves becomes strong enough to induce rapid …
nucleus, until emission of gravitational waves becomes strong enough to induce rapid …
Quantifying the coexistence of massive black holes and dense nuclear star clusters
AW Graham, LR Spitler - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
In large spheroidal stellar systems, such as elliptical galaxies, one invariably finds a 106–
109 M⊙ supermassive black hole at their centre. In contrast, within dwarf elliptical galaxies …
109 M⊙ supermassive black hole at their centre. In contrast, within dwarf elliptical galaxies …
Limiting eccentricity of subparsec massive black hole binaries surrounded by self-gravitating gas discs
We study the dynamics of supermassive black hole binaries embedded in circumbinary
gaseous discs, with the smoothed particle hydrodynamics code gadget-2. The subparsec …
gaseous discs, with the smoothed particle hydrodynamics code gadget-2. The subparsec …
Reviving stochasticity: uncertainty in SMBH binary eccentricity is unavoidable
A Rawlings, M Mannerkoski… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We study supermassive black hole (SMBH) binary eccentricity of equal-mass galaxy
mergers in N-body simulations with the ketju code, which combines the gadget-4 fast …
mergers in N-body simulations with the ketju code, which combines the gadget-4 fast …
Supermassive black hole binary evolution in axisymmetric galaxies: the final parsec problem is not a problem
FM Khan, K Holley-Bockelmann… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
During a galaxy merger, the supermassive black hole (SMBH) in each galaxy is thought to
sink to the center of the potential and form an SMBH binary; this binary can eject stars via …
sink to the center of the potential and form an SMBH binary; this binary can eject stars via …
Post-circular expansion of eccentric binary inspirals: Fourier-domain waveforms<? format?> in the stationary phase approximation
We lay the foundations for the construction of analytic expressions for Fourier-domain
gravitational waveforms produced by eccentric, inspiraling compact binaries in a post …
gravitational waveforms produced by eccentric, inspiraling compact binaries in a post …
Interactions between multiple supermassive black holes in galactic nuclei: a solution to the final parsec problem
Using few-body simulations, we investigate the evolution of supermassive black holes
(SMBHs) in galaxies (M*= 1010–1012 M⊙ at z= 0) at 0< z< 4. Following galaxy merger trees …
(SMBHs) in galaxies (M*= 1010–1012 M⊙ at z= 0) at 0< z< 4. Following galaxy merger trees …