The coalescence rates of double black holes

2011/06/02 by Krzysztof Belczyński, T. Bulik, Belczynski, Krzysztof +5
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1106.0397

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Abstract

We present the summary of the recent investigations of double black hole binaries in context of their formation and merger rates. In particular we discuss the spectrum of black hole masses, the formation scenarios in the local Universe and the estimates of detection rates for gravitational radiation detectors like LIGO and VIRGO. Our study is based on observed properties of known Galactic and extra-galactic stellar mass black holes and evolutionary predictions. We argue that the binary black holes are the most promising source of gravitational radiation.

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