Post-Newtonian Dynamics in Dense Star Clusters: Highly Eccentric, Highly Spinning, and Repeated Binary Black Hole Mergers

We present models of realistic globular clusters with post-Newtonian dynamics for black holes. By modeling the relativistic accelerations and gravitational-wave emission in isolated binaries and during three- and four-body encounters, we find that nearly half of all binary black hole mergers occur i...

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Main Authors: Amaro-Seoane, Pau (Author), Chatterjee, Sourav (Author), Rasio, Frederic A. (Author), Rodriguez, Carl (Contributor)
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2018-04-12T16:58:11Z.
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