Novel aspects of the dynamics of binary black-hole mergers

The inspiral and merger of two black holes is among the most exciting and extreme events in our universe. Being one of the loudest sources of gravitational waves, they provide a unique dynamical probe of strong-field general relativity and a fertile ground for the observation of fundamental physics....

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Main Author: Mösta, Philipp
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universität Potsdam 2011
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-59820
http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2012/5982/