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Spinning Up: Impacts of Stellar Collisions on Binary Black Hole Mergers

APR 04, 2025
How do interactions binary black holes experience in dense star clusters impact the gravitational waves we detect on Earth? Recent simulations show that stellar collisions leave imprints on the masses and spins of these black holes.
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How do interactions binary black holes experience in dense star clusters impact the gravitational waves we detect on Earth? Recent simulations show that stellar collisions leave imprints on the masses and spins of these black holes.

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