Evolution of binary black holes in self gravitating discs

2012/02/29 by Constanze Roedig, C. Roedig, Alberto Sesana +9 · 12 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Binary black hole #Binary number #Binary system #Black hole (networking) #Circumbinary planet #Galactic nuclei #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Observable #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Stellar black hole #astro-ph.CO #gr-qc

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219986

13 pages, 12 Figures, Astronomy and Astrophysics accepted

arxiv created 2012/08/14 · openalex publication_date 2012/08/14 · arxiv updated 2012/08/15 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. Massive black hole binaries, formed in galaxy mergers, are expected to evolve in dense circumbinary discs. Understanding of the disc-binary coupled dynamics is vital to assess both the final fate of the system and its potentially observable features.

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