Re:36B solar mass black hole at centre of the Cosmic Horsesh...
by BurningFrog on Monday August 11, 2025 @11:29AM
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So what happens if two such black holes collide?
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Re:36B solar mass black hole at centre of the Cosmic Horsesh...
by msk-lywenn on Monday August 11, 2025 @11:32AM
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Can black holes even collide? I guess their horizons can merge somehow... Probably a spectacular show.
Re:36B solar mass black hole at centre of the Cosmic Horsesh...
by 20k on Monday August 11, 2025 @12:00PM
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Disclaimer: This is my own work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doS85Mh78Vc
This is what they look like when they merge, its pretty darn cool
Re:36B solar mass black hole at centre of the Cosmic Horsesh...
by boothby on Monday August 11, 2025 @12:05PM
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I love to contemplate galactic-scale synchrotrons that accelerate supermassive charged black holes to collide at relativistic speeds. The thought never really goes anywhere, but I'm sure it'd be a spectacle to behold.
Re:36B solar mass black hole at centre of the Cosmic Horsesh...
by jfengel on Monday August 11, 2025 @10:33PM
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It would be just about the only way we could get the data required to resolve the contradictions between the Standard Model and general relativity. The unification energy is simply stupendous.
Re:36B solar mass black hole at centre of the Cosmic Horsesh...
by ryandamm on Monday August 11, 2025 @11:43AM
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That’s precisely what LIGO measures, the gravitational waves from black hole mergers (or neutron star mergers, etc).
Re:36B solar mass black hole at centre of the Cosmic Horsesh...
by bookofjoe on Monday August 11, 2025 @11:59AM
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>Cosmic Heavyweights Collide – LIGO Detects Largest, Fastest-Spinning Black Holes Yet
https://scitechdaily.com/cosmic-heavyweights-collide-ligo-de...
Re:36B solar mass black hole at centre of the Cosmic Horsesh...
by mattfrommars on Monday August 11, 2025 @11:33AM
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That could be a good question for AI to answer.